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Joe Melly named Head of Casualty sub-segment at Moody’s Insurance Solutions
18th June 2025
Michael Steel, General Manager at Moody’s - Insurance Solutions, has announced the appointment of Joe Melly as the new Head of the Casualty sub-segment within Moody’s - Insurance Solutions. Melly will also join the company’s Senior Leadership Team. During his time at Moody’s, Melly has played a key role in shaping and ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine HCC appoints Elizabeth Geary as President & CEO, NA P&C
18th June 2025
Tokio Marine HCC (TMHCC), a specialty insurance provider, has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Geary to the newly created role of President & CEO of North America P&C, effective June 30th, 2025. Based in New York City, Geary will report to Susan Rivera, CEO of Tokio Marine HCC. In her new role, ... Read the full article
Resilience names Colonel Judson C. Dressler to lead Risk Operations Centre expansion
18th June 2025
Resilience, a provider of cyber risk solutions, has announced that recently retired Colonel Judson C. Dressler will join the company to lead its Risk Operations Centre (ROC). Dressler will be responsible for overseeing the expansion of the ROC—an internal risk intelligence and threat hunting capability designed to identify cyber risks early ... Read the full article
The Hartford appoints Stephanie Lynch as Head of Ceded Reinsurance
17th June 2025
The Hartford, a provider of insurance and financial services, has appointed Stephanie Lynch as Head of Ceded Reinsurance. Lynch brings 15 years of industry experience to the role. She joined The Hartford in September 2023 as Cyber Underwriting Officer, where she focused on strategy, growth, and streamlining the company’s cyber portfolio. Previously, ... Read the full article
Cowbell adds Kirsten Maley as Director of Claims, UK
17th June 2025
Cowbell, a cyber insurer focused on small to medium-sized enterprises and the middle market, has appointed Kirsten Maley into a newly created role of Director of Claims, UK, aligning with the insurers commitment to scale its presence in a growing UK market. In her new role, Maley will oversee Cowbell’s UK ... Read the full article
CFC names Markel’s Nick Line as CUO
16th June 2025
CFC, a specialist insurance provider focused on emerging risks and cyber, has named Nick Line as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO). He will join the insurer in 2026, after spending 28 years at Markel where he most recently held the role of CUO since 2018. Over the years at re/insurer Markel, Line has materially ... Read the full article
PERILS lowers industry loss estimate for Cyclone Alfred 12% to AUD 2.25bn
12th June 2025
Zurich-domiciled catastrophe insurance data provider PERILS AG has disclosed its second industry loss estimate for Cyclone Alfred to AUD 2.25 billion, a 12% dip from its initial loss estimate of AUD 2.568 billion issued in April 2025, six weeks after the event. Cyclone Alfred affected the Australian states of Queensland ... Read the full article
European MGA market growth is outpacing US and global benchmarks: Howden Re
11th June 2025
In a new report, Howden Re reveals that the European Managing General Agent (MGA) ecosystem is growing at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 23%, outpacing both US and global benchmarks. There are over 650 MGAs across Europe with approximately €18 billion in gross written premiums in 2024 ... Read the full article
Aon seeing strong and growing demand across treaty and fac reinsurance: Andy Marcell
9th June 2025
At Aon’s Investor Day 2025, Andy Marcell, CEO of Global Solutions, said that reinsurance continues to see strong demand, driven by climate change and social inflation in the US casualty market, adding that he expects Aon to sustain mid-single-digit growth or higher in its Reinsurance Solutions business across regions. Marcell outlined ... Read the full article
RenRe makes senior promotions across U.S. & underwriting teams
9th June 2025
RenaissanceRe has announced a series of senior promotions across its U.S. operations and global underwriting teams. RJ Shea has been named President of Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc., following a two-year tenure as Senior Vice President and Global Head of Credit. In his new role, Shea will reportedly lead U.S. underwriting operations, foster ... Read the full article
Meghani to succeed Sheppard as Head of Property Treaty & Retrocession, OdysseyRe London
6th June 2025
Nisha Meghani has been appointed Head of Property Treaty & Retrocession for OdysseyRe London. The appointment of Maghani follows the recent announcement of Matthew Sheppard's elevation to the position of Deputy Chief Underwriting Officer at OdysseyRe’s London branch. Meghani succeeds Sheppard in her new position, continuing the firm’s strategy of strengthening ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter strengthens leadership with three senior hires
5th June 2025
Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance broking arm of Marsh McLennan, has appointed Mark Maritzen as Senior Client Executive, Damini Mago as North American Head of Cyber ILS, and Martha Jacobs as Healthcare Segment Leader and Branch Manager. Based in New York, Maritzen will serve as a Senior Client Executive for the C-suite ... Read the full article
MGAs’ premiums increased 15% to $89.9bn in 2024: AM Best
5th June 2025
Premiums generated through managing general agents (MGAs) and other delegated underwriting authority enterprises (DUAEs) reached $89.9 billion in 2024, a 15% year-over-year increase and the fourth consecutive year of double-digit growth, according to a recent AM Best report. The report noted that the number of MGAs producing $500 million or more ... Read the full article
Markel Insurance launches FI solutions in Australia, headed by Lan Pham and Daisy Galvin
5th June 2025
Markel Insurance, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc., has launched Financial Institutions (FI) solutions in Australia, with localised wordings to service a broad range of organisations in the sector. This move is part of Markel's plan to progressively launch targeted and tailored specialty insurance products in the Australian market, and ... Read the full article
Mosaic Insurance announces key leadership changes to strengthen global market presence
4th June 2025
Mosaic Insurance, a specialty underwriter, has announced key leadership changes to support its continued expansion. Yosha DeLong has been promoted to Global Engagement Officer, while cyber insurance veteran Brian Bonkoski joins the firm as Global Head of Cyber. Since Mosaic’s launch in February 2021, DeLong, based in Chicago, has been instrumental in ... Read the full article
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