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News on insurance and reinsurance industry hiring, appointments and people move news and announcements. Covering key hires and people moves across the global reinsurance, commercial and specialty insurance markets.
Falkenhagen appointed DEVK RE CUO, Jöbkes to retire
18th December 2025
Cliff Falkenhagen is to succeed Wolfgang Jöbkes, who is retiring after more than 46 years with the DEVK Group, as Chief Underwriter Officer (CUO) of DEVK RE, the reinsurance subsidiary of the German insurer. Since 1987, Jöbkes has successfully headed DEVK's ceded reinsurance department. Following the creation of DEVK Rückversicherungs- und ... Read the full article
James Howell joins Markel as Senior War and Terrorism Underwriter
18th December 2025
Markel Insurance, the insurance operation within Markel Group Inc., has appointed James Howell as Senior War and Terrorism Underwriter, effective immediately. Howell holds nearly a decade of specialised experience in terrorism underwriting, having most recently served as Senior Underwriter for Terrorism and Political Violence at AXIS Capital. Before joining AXIS, he was ... Read the full article
Miller hires Lambertin and Beltzer to expand its Surety offering in Europe
18th December 2025
Specialist re/insurance broker Miller has hired Elisabeth Chalon Lambertin and Toni Beltzer to further expand its Surety offering in Europe. Both Lambertin and Beltzer join Miller from Transitions, a surety broker specialising in surety, construction & real estate, which they co-founded in 2023. Before founding Transitions, Lambertin was Head of Surety for ... Read the full article
Amiga strengthens European transactional risks team with trio of hires
18th December 2025
Amiga Specialty, a specialist managing general agent (MGA) backed by B.P. Marsh, has bolstered its transactional risks division, expanding its offering in Europe by hiring a team which includes Sam Batchelor serving as Head of Transactional Risks Europe, Meea Keziah Cabansag as an Underwriter, and George Brain on the board ... Read the full article
Willis Re welcomes Guy Carpenter’s Richard Keegan
18th December 2025
Richard Keegan, a property reinsurance and retrocession broking expert, has joined specialist reinsurance broker Willis Re following a nine-year tenure at Guy Carpenter. With 15 years in the industry, Keegan has dedicated his entire career in Bermuda to cultivating robust, trust-based relationships with key buyers and markets. The executive started at Aon ... Read the full article
Beazley appoints CUO Paul Bantick to Board
18th December 2025
Beazley’s Board has appointed Paul Bantick, the firm’s Group Chief Underwriting Officer, as an executive director, effective 1 January 2026. Bantick currently leads the strategic direction of Beazley’s specialist underwriting portfolio, ensuring close alignment between the group’s growth ambitions and underwriting discipline. He oversees a broad range of insurance classes, spanning property ... Read the full article
Vantage hires Steve Robb from Somerset Re as Group CFO
17th December 2025
Global re/insurer Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. has named experienced finance executive Steve Robb as its new Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), reporting to Greg Hendrick, the company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Robb assumes the new role effective immediately, and will join Vantage's leadership team, serving as a strategic advisor to Hendrick ... Read the full article
Howden strengthens M&A offering with Xianwei Lee appointment
17th December 2025
Xianwei Lee, an executive with extensive experience in cross-border transactions and deep understanding of the Asian market, has joined Howden, the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, as Head of M&A, Asia. In his new role, Xianwei will be responsible for leading the expansion of Howden's M&A capabilities throughout the region. In ... Read the full article
James Wilson joins ATL to lead specialty lines push
17th December 2025
Independent Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance broker ATL has expanded into the Specialty Lines market with the appointment of James Wilson. In his new role as Director, Wilson will lead ATL’s expansion into M&A, Tax, and Capital Risks, alongside a broad range of Specialty product lines, complementing the broker’s long-standing expertise in ... Read the full article
Aspen’s Justin Camara joins CFC to lead US growth strategy
17th December 2025
Specialist insurer CFC has appointed Justin Camara, formerly of Aspen Insurance Holdings, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CFC USA, tasked with leading the carrier's growth strategy in the country. Expected to start his new role in the first quarter of 2026, Camara brings nearly three decades of industry experience to ... Read the full article
Henrietta Butcher to lead Lockton Re’s new LNAPS division
17th December 2025
Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of insurance broker Lockton, has launched a new division, London North America Portfolio Solutions (LNAPS), which industry leader Henrietta Butcher will lead. Butcher was previously a Managing Director at Tysers, having begun her career there in 1991. In the new role at Lockton Re, Butcher is joined ... Read the full article
Brit hires Jane Bioletti from Lloyd’s as Head of Operations
17th December 2025
Global specialty insurer and reinsurer Brit Group Holdings Limited has hired Jane Bioletti from Lloyd's as its new Head of Operations, reporting to Susan Andrew, Operations Director at the firm. Bioletti joined Brit in December from the specialist Lloyd's insurance and reinsurance marketplace, where she most recently served as Head of ... Read the full article
Munich Re Specialty announces CEO succession plans for HSB and American Modern
16th December 2025
Munich Re’s global specialty insurance business has announced the upcoming retirements of Greg Barats, CEO and President of HSB, and Andreas Kleiner, CEO and President of American Modern Insurance Group. Both leaders are set to retire in the first quarter of 2026, and will continue in their current positions until that ... Read the full article
Nick Cox appointed Class Underwriter of Arrow’s newly launched International PI practice
16th December 2025
Arrow Risk Management, a specialist MGA underwriting platform, has announced the launch of its International Professional Indemnity (PI) practice and the appointment of Nick Cox as Class Underwriter. The new practice marks a significant expansion of Arrow’s Financial and Professional Lines portfolio. It has been designed to build a balanced book ... Read the full article
Ranji Sinha to lead newly launched BMS (DIFC) as broker strengthens commitment to the region
16th December 2025
Global insurance and reinsurance broker BMS Group Ltd has officially launched BMS (DIFC) Ltd after the receipt of all necessary Licence and Regulatory Approval. The specialist re/insurance broker launched its Middle East operation with the acquisition of United Arab Emirates (UAE) insurance broker, Berns Brett Masaood (now BMS Masaood), back ... Read the full article
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