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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.
Erin Rotz named President of Berkley Fire & Marine
31st December 2025
W. R. Berkley Corporation, a commercial lines property and casualty insurance provider, has appointed Erin Rotz as President of Berkley Fire & Marine, effective immediately. Rotz has over two decades of inland marine and construction underwriting experience. Most recently, she served as the Head of Builder's Risk, Inland Marine and Energy Casualty ... Read the full article
Sompo Hong Kong appoints Will Wang as Head of Casualty
31st December 2025
Sompo Hong Kong, part of Sompo International Holdings Ltd., has announced the appointment of Will Wang as Head of Casualty for Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, effective December 29th 2025. Wang will be based in Hong Kong and report to Alasdair Walker, CEO of Sompo Hong Kong, with a matrix reporting ... Read the full article
CIRCA unveils new Board of Directors and leadership team for 2026
31st December 2025
The Cayman International Reinsurance Companies Association (CIRCA) has unveiled its Board of Directors and leadership team for 2026 to continue advancing the Cayman Islands’ reinsurance sector. Faramarz Romer, Group Chief Financial Officer at Greenlight Re, will serve as Chair of CIRCA’s Board of Directors for 2026. The Vice Chairs of the Board ... Read the full article
Tiffany Norman to succeed Pete Schaefer as President and CEO of Hannover Re US
30th December 2025
Hannover Life Reassurance Company of America (Hannover Re US) has announced the appointment of Tiffany Norman as President and CEO of Hannover Re US, effective January 1, 2026. This appointment is an update of the announcement on September 3, 2025, of Clint Thompson, who was originally set to succeed Pete ... Read the full article
SanlamAllianz Re appoints Shawn Kriedemann as CUO
29th December 2025
SanlamAllianz Reinsurance, the reinsurance arm of SanlamAllianz, has announced the appointment of Shawn Kriedemann as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective 1st January 2026. Kriedemann brings more than 35 years of experience across Africa and Europe, with strong technical expertise in claims, underwriting, and reinsurance. He joined SanlamAllianz Re in June 2023 as ... Read the full article
Munich Re names Eric Zhao as CEO of Beijing Branch
29th December 2025
Munich Re, a global provider of reinsurance, primary insurance and insurance-related risk solutions, has announced the appointment of Eric Zhao as Chief Executive Officer of its Beijing Branch. The appointment will take effect on 1 January 2026, subject to regulatory approval. Zhao will report to Steve Zhang, CEO Life & Health, ... Read the full article
Karolien Gielen to succeed Filip Coremans as Ageas Managing Director Asia
29th December 2025
International insurance group Ageas has announced the appointment of Karolien Gielen as Managing Director Asia and Business Development, effective 1 February 2026. Gielen, currently Managing Director Business Development (including Strategy, CDSO, M&A and Communications), will be succeeding Filip Coremans, who has decided to step down after a tenure of more than ... Read the full article
Gammon appointed Head of Marine & Aviation, AXIS Global Markets
24th December 2025
Lee Gammon has been promoted to the newly created position of Head of Marine & Aviation of AXIS Global Markets, the global insurance and reinsurance operations of AXIS Capital, effective January 1, 2026. Gammon has been with the company since 2010, when he joined Novae as a Marine Liability underwriter. He became ... Read the full article
Freedom to buy outstanding shares of Concert
24th December 2025
The shareholders of Concert Group Holdings, Inc., a specialised insurance holding company known for providing tailored solutions to programme insurance markets, have agreed to allow founding shareholder Freedom Underwriters LLC (Freedom) to purchase all outstanding shares from current shareholders WT Holdings, Inc. (WT) and Century Focused Fund IV, LLC (Century). This ... Read the full article
Amiga Specialty welcomes David Filtness as MD, Professional Indemnity
24th December 2025
Amiga Specialty, an independent international managing general agent (MGA) headquartered in London, has announced the appointment of David Filtness as Managing Director, Professional Indemnity. In his new position, Filtness will lead the development of Amiga’s Professional Indemnity proposition, further strengthening the specialist MGA’s financial lines offering following its launch earlier ... Read the full article
IMAC introduces 2026 Executive Committee and launches talent development initiative
24th December 2025
The Insurance Managers Association of Cayman (IMAC), a professional body representing insurance managers, captive insurance companies, and service providers while acting as a key liaison with government and regulators in the Cayman Islands, revealed its 2026 Executive Committee during its Annual General Meeting on December 11, 2025. The new committee brings ... Read the full article
Jeffrey Loop appointed AXA XL’s Head of Media Liability
24th December 2025
AXA XL, the property and casualty division of global insurer AXA Group, has announced the appointment of Jeffrey L. Loop as the new Head of Media Liability. Based in Los Angeles, Loop will report to Michelle Chia, Chief Underwriting, Cyber, Design & Select Professional. In his new role, Loop will lead AXA ... Read the full article
CRC Group expands Specialty team with four hires
23rd December 2025
CRC Group, a wholesale specialty insurance distributor in North America, has expanded its Specialty division with the addition of four new professionals. Matthew Duff has joined CRC Specialty in Little Rock as an Underwriting Team Leader. He brings more than a decade of industry experience, spanning homeowners, personal lines, and excess ... Read the full article
Newly launched MGA Prism strengthens APAC growth push with two senior hires
23rd December 2025
Prism, the recently launched managing general agent (MGA) backed by Convex and Efinity Insurance Solutions, has appointed Luca Ronsisvalle as Head of Marine Cargo, and Jan von Kamp as Head of Energy, Power and Renewables. Both will report directly to Bobby Heerasing, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Underwriting Officer of ... Read the full article
Maloney joins Emerald Bay Risk Solutions as Head of Ceded Re
23rd December 2025
Robert Maloney has joined Emerald Bay Risk Solutions, a specialty insurance firm, as Senior Vice President, Head of Ceded Re. Created as a "Collaborative Underwriting Carrier," Emerald Bay Risk Solutions was launched in 2024 by co-founders Dave Ingrey and Miles Allkins, with Bain Capital backing. It leverages data-driven technology and underwriting ... Read the full article
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