Aon plc., leading global provider of risk management and human resource consulting and outsourcing, announced the addition of Qin Lu as CEO for Aon Benfield Greater China and CEO for Aon Risk Solutions China, effective late 2015. Subject to regulatory approval in China, Lu will join the regional management teams of Aon Benfield and Aon Risk Solutions, respectively, and will be based in China. Lu's extensive experience across Asia includes 20 years of industry experience and a strong track record. Prior to joining Aon, Lu served as president of Swiss Re, China and a member of Swiss Re Asia management team.

Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC announced the addition of Mark Talerico as a managing director in its Tampa, Florida office. In his new capacity, Talerico will serve clients in Tampa, in addition to prospects and respective account teams, GC Analytics and Guy Carpenter Strategic Advisory. Talerico previously served at Guy Carpenter as senior vice president of Portfolio Management. Prior to joining Guy Carpenter, Talerico served as chief risk and underwriting officer at Narrangansett Bay Insurance Company. Talerico joins Guy Carpenter with five years' experience as vice president of Enterprise Risk Management for simulation provider, Risk Management Solutions (RMS), and senior vice president and chief financial officer for California earthquake insurance provider, Pacific Select Property Insurance Company.

MarketScout announced the appointment of Jessica Johnston as a commercial underwriter and Joan Talent as a senior underwriting assistant, as part of the expansion of its Restaurants, Bars and Taverns (RBT) underwriting facility. Jessica Johnston is based in MarketScout's Dallas office and will be responsible for underwriting a diverse range of risks for restaurants, bars, and taverns exposures. Most recently, Johnston served as a commercial underwriter for B&H Risk Services. Prior to that, she was a commercial underwriter for McClelland and Hine, Inc. Talent also joins the Dallas office with over 25 years of experience in insurance underwriting and rating activities. Prior to her appointment at MarketScout, Talent served as an underwriting support technician at AmTrust North America. Before joining AmTrust, she was the senior underwriting assistant at American International Group.