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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.
XS Global appoints Daniel Abramson as Head of Construction Underwriting, APAC
27th March 2026
XS Global, an independently owned managing general underwriting (MGU) platform, has announced the appointment of Daniel Abramson as Head of Construction Underwriting for Asia Pacific, based in Hong Kong. Abramson brings more than 25 years of insurance industry experience spanning construction and energy underwriting. Before joining XS Global, he was Head of ... Read the full article
TMK adds Francesca Kevill as Underwriter to its Cyber & Enterprise Risk team
27th March 2026
Specialist insurer, Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), has appointed Francesca Kevill as Underwriter within its Cyber & Enterprise Risk team, effective immediately. In her new role, Kevill will report to Ellie Webb, Head of Delegated Cyber & IP. Her appointment builds on a period of significant investment in TMK's cyber capabilities. The company ... Read the full article
Conduit Holdings adds Lightowler, Mullen & Shaw as Non-Executive Directors
27th March 2026
Conduit Holdings, the ultimate parent company of Conduit Re, a multi-line Bermuda-based reinsurance business, has appointed industry veterans Richard Lightowler, Peter Mullen, and Penny Shaw as Non-Executive Directors, effective March 26th, 2026. Lightowler and Shaw will serve on Conduit's Audit and Remuneration Committees, while Mullen will serve on the company's Remuneration ... Read the full article
Augment Risk hires Lucy Carter to bolster global MGA practice
27th March 2026
Reinsurance and capital solutions broker Augment Risk has appointed Lucy Carter as partner, MGA, effective immediately. Carter joins from BMS Group, bringing nineteen years of experience across the US insurance and reinsurance markets. Augment Risk explained that in her new role, Carter will focus on connecting program businesses, capacity providers, and reinsurers ... Read the full article
SageSure appoints Dave PaiMazumder as Director of Catastrophe Risk R&D
27th March 2026
SageSure, the specialist catastrophe-exposed property managing general underwriter (MGU), has announced the appointment of Dave PaiMazumder as Director of Catastrophe Risk R&D. In his new role, PaiMazumder will lead SageSure’s catastrophe risk research agenda, advancing model evaluation, shaping proprietary views of risk, and integrating climate and emerging scientific insights into how ... Read the full article
Sompo appoints Soo Wai Har as CEO of Berjaya Sompo Insurance Malaysia
27th March 2026
Sompo, a provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty re/insurance, has announced the appointment of Soo Wai Har as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Berjaya Sompo Insurance Berhad, its P&C insurance business in Malaysia, taking effect on April 1, 2026. She takes over from Tan Sek Kee, who is retiring ... Read the full article
Matthew Kirk takes over as AXIS Chief Financial Officer
26th March 2026
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, a Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, has announced that Matthew Kirk has assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 31st March 2026. AXIS initially announced Kirk’s appointment in August 2025. He succeeds Peter J. Vogt, who is departing AXIS after 16 years with the firm, ... Read the full article
Markel International appoints Camilla Roughan to Senior Underwriter – Energy
26th March 2026
Markel International, the specialist insurance arm of Markel Group Inc., has appointed Camilla Roughan as Senior Underwriter – Energy with immediate effect. In her new position, Roughan will oversee underwriting for Markel’s upstream and midstream energy portfolio. Her remit includes reinforcing underwriting discipline while further developing relationships with brokers and clients. By ... Read the full article
Patrick Häusler named Head of Business Development for Lockton Switzerland
26th March 2026
Lockton, an independent insurance broker, has announced the appointment of Patrick Häusler as Head of Business Development for Lockton Switzerland. In his new role, Häusler will be based in Zurich and work closely with colleagues in Switzerland, the wider region, London, and the US to drive growth and bring Lockton’s global ... Read the full article
Farmers Insurance appoints John Pham as Chief Strategy & Risk Officer
26th March 2026
Farmers Insurance, the largest property casualty insurer headquartered in California, has appointed John Pham as Chief Strategy & Risk Officer, reporting to Raul Vargas, Chief Executive Officer of Farmers Group. Pham will work across the enterprise to help translate strategy into measurable business outcomes, with a focus on execution discipline, operational ... Read the full article
Industry veteran Chris Jones joins Pinion Insurance as Group CFO
26th March 2026
Pinion Insurance, a newly-formed, technology-enabled specialty insurer, has announced the appointment of Chris Jones as Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective immediately. Jones is now part of a founding leadership team of Chief Executive Officer, Neil McConachie, Group Chief Underwriting Officer, Philip Vandoninck, and Group Chief Technology Officer, Laura Baird. He has ... Read the full article
BPL appoints Edouard Huberdeau as Director to strengthen global credit insurance expertise
26th March 2026
BPL, an independent broker in credit and political risk insurance (CPRI), has appointed Edouard Huberdeau as Director as part of its ongoing global expansion. Huberdeau will be based across BPL’s Geneva and Paris offices, focusing on developing tailored credit insurance solutions, including surety, for current clients. He will also support new ... Read the full article
Everest hires AXIS Re’s Jason Busti as Head of North America Treaty Reinsurance
26th March 2026
Everest Group, a Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance company, has appointed Jason Busti as its new Head of North America Treaty Reinsurance, tasked with leading the treaty reinsurance business across the US, Bermuda, and Canada. Busti will report to Jill Beggs, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Reinsurance, and will ... Read the full article
Raja Sengupta joins Verisk as President of Life Solutions
26th March 2026
Verisk, a global data analytics and technology provider to the insurance industry, has announced the appointment of Raja Sengupta as president of its Life Solutions business, effective immediately. Sengupta will be leading Verisk’s Life Solutions team in delivering data analytics, software and AI-powered solutions that help life and annuity insurers modernise ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets adds Ettore Palma as Broker Relationship Manager
26th March 2026
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Ettore Palma to the newly created role of Broker Relationship Manager, effective immediately. In his new role, Palma will be based in the recently opened Rome office and report to Simone Jurina, Head of Distribution, Italy. His remit includes expanding ... Read the full article
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