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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.
Ed Le Flufy becomes Lockton Re’s Global Head of Cyber
19th September 2025
Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of the privately held independent insurance broker, has announced the appointment of Ed Le Flufy as Global Head of Cyber, a London-based role. In his new role, the executive will lead Lockton Re's Cyber team drive the further development, and focus on building a multi-disciplinary Global ... Read the full article
Helios hires Arch’s Louis Tucker as CEO
19th September 2025
Helios Underwriting, the publicly listed firm providing direct access to a range of syndicates at the specialist Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance marketplace, has hired Louis Tucker from Arch Capital Group as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), subject to regulatory approval. Tucker is expected to commence his tenure as Helios CEO ... Read the full article
Hippo adds Hay and Holliday to Board of Directors
19th September 2025
Home insurance firm Hippo has appointed Laura Hay and Susan Holliday to its Board of Directors, with the former joining the Audit, Risk, and Compliance Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and the latter the Audit, Risk, and Compliance Committee and the Compensation Committee. Most recently, Hay was the ... Read the full article
Howden adds Jonny Gray as a Senior Advisor to its Sport and Entertainment practice
19th September 2025
Howden, the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has appointed sports industry expert Jonny Gray as a Senior Advisor to its Sport and Entertainment practice, based in London. This appointment aims to continue the growth of Howden's global sport and entertainment unit. Previously, Gray has held several senior appointments in the sports ... Read the full article
China Re announces leadership change as Chairman He Chunlei retires
18th September 2025
China Reinsurance (Group) Corporation has announced the retirement of He Chunlei, chairman of the company’s Board, executive director and the chairman and member of the Strategy and Sustainable Development Committee under the Board of the Company. The resignation of He Chunlei shall take effect from 18 September 2025. “The Company and the ... Read the full article
Marsh McLennan names Renee McGowan as Chief Commercial Officer, International
18th September 2025
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Marsh McLennan has announced the appointment of Renee McGowan as Chief Commercial Officer, International, effective October 1, 2025. McGowan will also continue to serve as CEO of Marsh McLennan India, Middle East, and Africa (IMEA) until early 2026, when she will relocate to Europe. As CCO she ... Read the full article
Sompo appoints Alessandrea Quane as CEO, International Markets
18th September 2025
Sompo, a provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty re/insurance, has announced the appointment of Alessandrea Quane as Chief Executive Officer, International Markets. In this role, Quane will report to James Shea, CEO of Sompo P&C, and will oversee Sompo’s Commercial and Consumer Insurance operations outside of North America and ... Read the full article
Christina Montes De Oca to lead Coface North America region
18th September 2025
Trade Credit insurer Coface has announced the appointment of Christina Montes De Oca as the new CEO in the North America Region, taking over the role from Oscar Villalonga who is pursuing a career outside the Group. Montes De Oca will also be joining the company’s Executive Committee and report directly ... Read the full article
Lockton names Rapciewicz as US Casualty Leader & Cullen as Head, Excess Casualty & Operations
18th September 2025
Lockton, a global independent insurance brokerage, has appointed Peter Rapciewicz as US Casualty Leader, and Jessica Cullen as Head of Excess Casualty and Operations, based in New York City. In his new role, Rapciewicz will oversee the strategic direction and growth of Lockton's casualty offerings across the US, reporting directly to ... Read the full article
You Re appoints Dan Palardy as Chief Actuary and Treaty Underwriter
17th September 2025
You Re, a reinsurance company that combines traditional underwriting practices with a data-driven technology platform, announces that Dan Palardy has joined as Chief Actuary and Treaty Underwriter. His appointment follows the establishment of You Re’s US entity and the opening of its New York office. Palardy has extensive experience in actuarial, underwriting, ... Read the full article
Willis Re names AssuredPartners’ Sankha Ghosh as EVP and Group CIO
17th September 2025
Willis Re, a reinsurance advisory and broking joint venture between Bain Capital (BCIS) and WTW, has hired Sankha Ghosh from AssuredPartners as Executive Vice President (EVP) and Group Chief Information Officer (CIO). Sankha has over 27 years of technology leadership experience, spanning across business transformation, digital innovation, cloud capabilities, data management, and ... Read the full article
Gallagher names Ryan Witchard Executive Director for Middle East & Africa Marine practice
17th September 2025
Insurance and risk management firm Gallagher has appointed Ryan Witchard as Executive Director of its Middle East & Africa Marine practice. In his new role, Witchard will oversee the team advising clients on shipping, cargo, hull, and machinery insurance matters. Based at Gallagher’s regional headquarters in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), ... Read the full article
David Turner to lead SiriusPoint’s global Claims function
17th September 2025
Specialty insurer and reinsurer SiriusPoint has announced the appointment of David Turner as Global Head of Claims, a London-based role. From October 7, 2025, Turner will lead the global Claims function, overseeing teams across London and New York. He will be reporting to Scott Egan, ... Read the full article
Daniel Tasch named CEO of Marsh McLennan Austria
17th September 2025
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Marsh McLennan has announced the appointment of Daniel Tasch as CEO of Marsh McLennan, Austria, effective 1st October 2025. Based in Vienna, Tasch will report to Cristian Fugaciu, Co-CEO of Marsh McLennan Central & Eastern Europe and CEO of Marsh Romania. In his new role, he will ... Read the full article
Allianz Trade announces new CEO appointment for Hong Kong Hub
17th September 2025
Allianz Trade, a provider of trade credit insurance and a recognised expert in surety, collections, structured trade credit, and political risk, has announced the appointment of Hassan Omaish as Chief Executive Officer for Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan (the Hong Kong Hub), effective 1 October 2025. He will succeed Edmond ... Read the full article
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