Max Capital Group Ltd. yesterday announced the promotion of John Boylan to managing director, chief underwriting officer and executive vice-president of Max Insurance Europe Ltd., effective immediately.

Mr. Boylan joined the Max Capital organisation in 2003 and most recently served as executive vice-president and chief underwriting officer, excess liability insurance, at Max Insurance Europe Ltd.

Mr. Boylan spent 13 years with the XL Group, including as its director of European casualty operations. Prior to his return to Dublin in 2001, Mr. Boylan spent five years in London, where he established XL's reinsurance presence as senior vice-president of both XL's reinsurance and structured risk units.

Before joining XL, Mr. Boylan was a casualty manager at Bermuda Fire & Marine for three years, and before that was at AIG for eight years in various casualty underwriting roles.

Max has also promoted two leaders of its Bermuda- and Dublin, Ireland-based reinsurance operations.

David Kalainoff, who previously served as executive vice-president and chief underwriting officer, casualty reinsurance, has been promoted to managing director and executive vice-president of Max Bermuda Ltd.'s reinsurance operations, while continuing to serve as chief underwriting officer, casualty reinsurance for all reinsurance operations.

Adam Mullan, who previously served as executive vice-president and chief underwriting officer, specialty reinsurance, has been promoted to managing director and executive vice-president of Max Re Europe Ltd., Max's Dublin-based reinsurance operations, while also continuing to serve as chief underwriting officer, property and specialty reinsurance for all reinsurance operations.

Reflecting his new assignment, Mr. Mullan will be relocating to Dublin from Bermuda later this year.

Max Capital also announced that John Doucette, formerly president of reinsurance, will be leaving the company to pursue other opportunities.

Reflecting the roles and responsibilities of Mr. Kalainoff and Mr. Mullan, the company has eliminated the position of president of reinsurance.