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Acrisure Re US announces leadership promotions

20th March 2025

Acrisure Re US, Ltd., the re/insurance division of global insurance and financial services provider Acrisure, has announced the promotion of Tom Deane to Managing Director, Head of Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions, LLC. Deane will lead ARCAS US and serve as its supervisory principal, continuing to report to Ben Canagaretna, ... Read the full article

Acrisure’s Volante Global appoints Martin Reith as Executive Chairman

23rd December 2024

Volante Global, an international Managing General Agent (MGA) and Lloyd’s Syndicate, has announced the appointment of Martin Reith as its new Executive Chairman. In his new role, Reith will focus on enhancing Volante Global’s underwriting strategy and ensuring it aligns with the company’s long-term goals and market opportunities. He will also ... Read the full article

Acrisure London Wholesale promotes Tom Quy to Managing Director

19th November 2024

Acrisure London Wholesale (ALW), the London-based wholesale division of Acrisure, has promoted Tom Quy to Managing Director, effective January 1, 2025. He succeeds John Sutton, who will transition into a new role as a consultant, providing strategic guidance to the ALW management team. Quy will report to Simon Hedley, Global Chief ... Read the full article

Acrisure names Robin Benoit as Chief People Officer following interim tenure

27th September 2024

Acrisure has announced that Robin Benoit will officially assume the role of Chief People Officer on September 29, 2024, after serving in an interim capacity since March. According to the firm, Benoit will oversee the strategic direction of its human resources functions and people strategy, including talent acquisition, employee development, total ... Read the full article

Acrisure opens Bermuda office, appoints Paul Scope as CEO

26th September 2024

Global insurance broker Acrisure has expanded its operations with the opening of a new office in Hamilton, Bermuda, focusing on wholesale insurance broking for its global clients. This new capability, trading as Acrisure Bermuda Limited under the Acrisure brand, complements the company's existing reinsurance and specialist managing general agent (MGA) facilities. Acrisure ... Read the full article

Industry veteran Farber joins Acrisure to drive Mid-Atlantic growth

5th September 2024

Global insurance broker Acrisure has announced the appointment of Bill Farber as Head of Growth for its Mid-Atlantic Region to drive regional growth and capitalise on emerging business opportunities. In his new role, Farber will oversee growth strategies that align with Acrisure’s vision of making an impact with tech-driven solutions across ... Read the full article

Acrisure Re strengthens international division with new leadership appointments

4th September 2024

Acrisure Re, the re/insurance division of Acrisure, has made leadership changes within its international reinsurance division, appointing David Sowrey as Managing Director and Nigel Dane as Chairman of Acrisure Re’s International Treaty business. Both leaders are based in London and will continue to report directly to CEO, Simon Hedley, who commented, ... Read the full article

Acrisure’s Eleven Network reveals its new leadership team

14th August 2024

Global insurance broker Acrisure has announced a new leadership team for the Eleven Network, its UK-based retail insurance broking network. Jeff Hobson has been appointed CEO of Eleven Network, joining from Burns & Wilcox, where he previously served as Northern Regional Director. Before that, he was Branch Manager at ACE Group. Simon ... Read the full article

Acrisure appoints NYSE’s John Tuttle as President

24th July 2024

Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Acrisure has appointed John Tuttle, currently Vice Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), as its new President, effective September 1st, 2024. Tuttle will relocate to Grand Rapids and report to Greg Williams, Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Acrisure. According to the brokerage, ... Read the full article

Acrisure appoints Aaron Miller as CFO

8th July 2024

Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Acrisure has hired Aaron Miller from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), reporting to Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Greg Williams. Miller joins the firm on September 1st, taking over from Jason DeYonker who will remain ... Read the full article

Acrisure expands in southern England with FinCred and GBS acquisitions

7th May 2024

Acrisure, a global Fintech company, has announced the acquisitions of Financial and Credit Insurance Services Ltd (FinCred) and Global Broking Solutions (GBS), managed by the Sutton Winson team, marking a significant expansion of the company’s footprint in southern England. FinCred, based in Sevenoaks, Kent, is a specialised credit insurance broker and ... Read the full article

Acrisure acquires WH&R McCartney expanding its Scottish footprint

2nd May 2024

Global fintech company Acrisure has announced the acquisition of Scottish insurance broker WH&R McCartney, representing the formation of Acrisure Scotland platform and marking the firm’s growth strategy in the region. Based in Motherwell, WH&R McCartney is a general commercial SME insurance broker operating since 1932 and led by Graeme Robb and ... Read the full article

Tina Semotan to lead Acrisure’s Midwest Region as Managing Partner

5th April 2024

Acrisure, the global Fintech company has announced the formation of its Midwest Region, to be led by Tina Semotan as Managing Partner. According to the announcement, the new region comprises businesses in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. In her role as Managing Partner, Semotan will ... Read the full article

Acrisure creates L&H segment within Wholesure unit

5th April 2024

Acrisure, a global fintech, has created a newly dedicated Life and Health (L&H) business segment falling under the company’s previously announced Wholesure division. Wholesure comprises Acrisure’s Property & Casualty wholesale lines of business and now expands to include L&H. Establishing the L&H segment will bring together numerous Acrisure Partners specializing in ... Read the full article

Paul Plunkett to lead Acrisure’s New England Region

26th March 2024

Global Fintech company Acrisure has announced the formation of its New England Region, to be led by Paul Plunkett as Managing Partner. The new region will encompass its businesses in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Acrisure’s New England presence includes 27 office locations, with nearly 400 employees serving ... Read the full article