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News on insurance and reinsurance industry hiring, appointments and people moves. News and announcements covering key hires and people moves across the global reinsurance, commercial and specialty insurance markets.

Peak Re appoints Swiss Re’s Victor Kuk as CEO, Franz-Josef Hahn transitions to Special Advisor

24th March 2026

Hong Kong domiciled global reinsurance company, Peak Re, has hired Victor Kuk from Swiss Re to serve as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), taking over from Co-founder Franz-Josef Hahn, who transitions to Special Advisor after leading the firm for more than a decade. Subject to regulatory approval, Kuk will lead ... Read the full article

Ki adds Helen Rios as Active Underwriter for Syndicate 1618

24th March 2026

Algorithmic Lloyd’s digital follow platform, Ki, has appointed Helen Rios as an Active Underwriter for Syndicate 1618, effective March 2026, subject to regulatory approval. In her new role, Rios will report to Mark Allan, Chief Executive Officer of Ki, and join the firm's Executive Committee. Rios transitions into the role having served ... Read the full article

MSIG USA names Matt Thompson as South-Central Region Distribution Leader

23rd March 2026

MSIG USA, a specialty insurance provider offering a range of commercial and personal insurance solutions, has appointed Matt Thompson as South-Central Region Distribution Leader. In this role, Thompson will drive growth and strategic initiatives across Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas, reporting to Joseph Fitzpatrick, Head of Distribution for MSIG USA. Thompson ... Read the full article

Chubb appoints new heads of Property and Casualty in Overseas General division

23rd March 2026

Global property and casualty insurer Chubb has announced two leadership appointments within its Overseas General (COG) division: Ben McGregor as Senior Vice President, Head of Commercial Insurance Property, and Alex Forman as Senior Vice President, Head of Commercial Insurance Casualty. The two executives immediately assume their new roles, and will report ... Read the full article

Scott Kreuzer joins PartnerRe as CEO P&C Americas

23rd March 2026

Bermuda-based reinsurer PartnerRe has announced the appointment of Scott Kreuzer, formerly of Aspen Insurance Group, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of P&C Americas. Kreuzer brings close to three decades of industry experience to the role, where he will be responsible for leading the company’s property and casualty operations across the region. Jon ... Read the full article

Berkley Insurance Asia announces key leadership moves within its Marine team

23rd March 2026

Berkley Insurance Asia has announced the appointment of Kenneth Cheong as Head of Marine, Asia, taking over the role from Lee Ju-Ann, effective 1 April 2026. As part of the leadership developments within Berkley Insurance Asia Marine team, Lee Ju-Ann will be taking on a newly created Senior advisory and Talent ... Read the full article

Peter Babej joins Reinsurance Group of America’s Board of Directors

23rd March 2026

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA), a global life and health reinsurer, has appointed Peter Babej to its Board of Directors, effective April 1st, 2026. Most recently, Babej served as Chairman and Interim Head of Banking at Citigroup before retiring in 2024. Before this, he was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ... Read the full article

NormanMax hires Blue Marble’s Alvaro Espinel Pardo to lead strategy & development in Latin & South America

23rd March 2026

NormanMax Insurance Holdings, a US domiciled parametric insurer and reinsurer, has hired Alvaro Espinel Pardo as a Vice President to lead its strategy and development in both Latin and South America. Espinel Pardo joins the company on March 23rd, 2026, and will report to Nick Griffiths, who joined the parametric re/insurer ... Read the full article

Fabienne Marsoner joins Gallagher Re as Broker, APAC Casualty FAC

23rd March 2026

Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the appointment of Fabienne Marsoner as Broker, APAC Casualty FAC. Marsoner is joining Gallagher Re from Marsh, where she most recently served as Assistant Vice President - International Casualty Brokers During her time at Marsh she gathered extensive experience managing General Liability and Life Sciences ... Read the full article

Acrisure London Wholesale launches aviation division with leadership appointment

23rd March 2026

Acrisure London Wholesale (ALW), the London-based wholesale division of Acrisure, has moved into the aviation insurance sector with the launch of a dedicated specialist team. The development comes shortly after the firm introduced its construction division, highlighting its ongoing focus on building out expertise across targeted, high-value segments. From 16 March, Jonny ... Read the full article

QBE expands transactional liability in Asia with Reuben Lee appointment

23rd March 2026

Global insurer QBE has announced the appointment of Reuben Lee as Transactional Liability Lead for Asia, effective 19th March 2026. In this newly created role, Lee will provide strategic direction for underwriting the portfolio in Asia, focusing on growth and risk management in the merger and acquisition (M&A) insurance space. Based in ... Read the full article

IGI adds former Guy Carpenter MD Thomas A. Collett to its Board

23rd March 2026

International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (IGI), a specialist commercial insurer and reinsurer, has appointed Thomas A. Collett to its Board of Directors and to its Compensation Committee, effective March 19th, 2026. Additionally, David D. Anthony, who has served as a Director of the Board, Chair of its Compensation Committee and a ... Read the full article

Cameron Glover joins Tokio Marine Kiln Aviation team

20th March 2026

Specialist insurer Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has further expanded its Aerospace division with the appointment of Cameron Glover as an Underwriter in its Aviation department. In his new role, Glover will focus on writing Airport and Product liability risks. He joins TMK from American International Group (AIG), where he most recently ... Read the full article

MGT appoints Garrett Koehn as Senior Advisor

20th March 2026

MGT, a vertically AI-native neo-insurer, has announced the appointment of Garrett Koehn as Senior Advisor. In his new role, Koehn will focus on driving strategic distribution expansion and high-ROI AI use cases across the US insurance market. He brings over three decades of experience in complex commercial insurance, beginning his career at ... Read the full article

Trident Marine Managers appoints Karolina Krol as COO

20th March 2026

Trident Marine Managers, the managing general underwriter of Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (RSUM), has appointed Karolina Krol as its Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately. In her new role, Krol will oversee Trident’s day-to-day operations, operational strategy, and cross-functional alignment to ensure the firm’s execution remains disciplined, efficient, and tightly aligned ... Read the full article