Marsh LLC named London-based Will Thomas-Ferrand as head of its captive insurance business, effective Jan. 1. He will succeed Ellen Charnley, president of Marsh Captive Solutions, who is retiring. Mr. Thomas-Ferrand is currently international practice leader, Marsh Captive Solutions.

Based in New York, Stephen Freeman is a Senior Editor at Trending Insurance News. Previously he has worked for Forbes and The Huffington Post. Steven is a graduate of Risk Management at the University of New York.