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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.
Adrian Browne named UK Casualty Director at QBE
5th June 2025
Australian insurers QBE has announced the appointment of Adrian Browne as Director of Underwriting, Casualty for the UK, taking over the role from Anna Bennertt who is retiring at the end of 2025. Browne has over two decades of experience in insurance, spanning actuarial pricing and underwriting leadership. He has been part ... Read the full article
Aon appoints Dan Hartung as Global Head of Event Response for Risk Capital
4th June 2025
Aon, the global insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of Dan Hartung as the Global Head of Event Response for Risk Capital, effective immediately. With nearly 15 years of expertise in meteorology and catastrophe analytics, Hartung will oversee Aon’s event response operations. His role will focus on enhancing the company’s ... Read the full article
reThought Flood hires industry veteran Kevin Thomas to lead residential expansion
4th June 2025
Technology-centric underwriting agency reThought Flood has appointed business development leader and flood expert Kevin C. Thomas to help expand its presence in the residential flood risk market. Thomas will lead the continued development of reThought Flood’s residential insurance distribution strategy. He joins reThought Flood from USI Insurance Services, where he served as ... Read the full article
Latarche rejoins Verisk Specialty Business Solutions as Chief Digital Officer
4th June 2025
Paul Latarche has been appointed Chief Digital Officer of Verisk Specialty Business Solutions, a leading insurance and reinsurance software specialist in the global re/insurance markets. In his new role, Latarche will lead Verisk Specialty Business Solutions’ digital growth strategy in the UK and across international markets. His responsibilities will include developing a ... Read the full article
Newline Group names John Driscoll as Deputy CUO
4th June 2025
Newline Group, a specialty insurance provider, has appointed John Driscoll to the newly created position of Deputy Chief Underwriting Officer. Driscoll will be based in London, working alongside Andy Pecover, the Chief Underwriting Officer of Newline Group. The position aligns with the company's strategy to drive and lead its underwriting performance globally. Driscoll ... Read the full article
Matthew Sheppard named Deputy CUO of OdysseyRe’s London branch
4th June 2025
Odyssey Reinsurance Company, the property and casualty reinsurance arm of Odyssey Group Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, has appointed Matthew Sheppard as Deputy Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), London branch. Sheppard will work closely with Chief Underwriting Officer Andre-Francois Rocque. In the new role, he will oversee OdysseyRe’s ... Read the full article
AXIS promotes Peter Smith and Tara Sapru to leaders in Global Cyber & Technology
4th June 2025
Bermuda-domiciled insurer and reinsurer AXIS Capital Holdings has appointed Peter Smith as the Head of Cyber North America and Tara Sapru as the Head of Technical Underwriting in its Global Cyber & Technology (GCT) team, effective immediately. As the Head of Cyber North America, Smith will lead underwriting strategy and efforts ... Read the full article
Mosaic Insurance announces key leadership changes to strengthen global market presence
4th June 2025
Mosaic Insurance, a specialty underwriter, has announced key leadership changes to support its continued expansion. Yosha DeLong has been promoted to Global Engagement Officer, while cyber insurance veteran Brian Bonkoski joins the firm as Global Head of Cyber. Since Mosaic’s launch in February 2021, DeLong, based in Chicago, has been instrumental in ... Read the full article
Howden appoints Peter Steiner as Executive Director Agriculture & Nature Parametrics
4th June 2025
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Howden has appointed Peter Steiner as Executive Director, Agriculture & Nature Parametrics. Steiner joins Howden after nine years at Syngenta, where he began in May 2016 as Global Financial Solutions Manager. He is the owner and creator of AgriClime Risk Management and the AgriClime finance/credit systems, and ... Read the full article
Aon appoints Chris Knutson as Chief Claims Officer for Global Broking Centre
4th June 2025
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has announced the appointment of Chris Knutson as Chief Claims Officer, Global Broking Centre (GBC). In this role, Knutson will lead more than 100 claims professionals dedicated to the London Market. He will report to Tracy-Lee Kus, Head of GBC, and will also join the Global ... Read the full article
Allianz UK appoints Akhil Lalwani as Chief Data Officer amid data function overhaul
3rd June 2025
Allianz UK, part of the global financial services provider Allianz Group, has appointed Akhil Lalwani as its new Chief Data Officer (CDO). The move follows the company’s decision to create a centralised data function, aimed at aligning its data strategy across key business areas. Lalwani will report to Fergal Coburn, Chief ... Read the full article
Arch Re promotes Soares, Jal and Seyller to key leadership roles
3rd June 2025
Arch Reinsurance Group (Arch Re), the reinsurance arm of Arch Capital Group, has announced the promotions of William Soares to President of Arch Re Ltd.; Pierre Jal to President of Arch Reinsurance Europe Underwriting dac (Arch Re Europe); and David Seyller to Chief Underwriting Officer of Arch Re Europe. As President ... Read the full article
Accredited appoints Jon Wood as Head of Reinsurance, UK & Europe
3rd June 2025
Accredited Insurance Program Management (Accredited), a global program manager, has announced the appointment of Jon Wood as Head of Reinsurance, UK & Europe. Wood brings 25 years of reinsurance experience to the role. He joins Accredited from CatX, where he served as Head of Origination for nearly a year. Prior to that, he ... Read the full article
Ilsa Derfus appointed Coalition’s Director of Capacity
3rd June 2025
Coalition, an active insurer focused on preventing digital risks, has announced the appointment of Ilsa Derfus as its Director of Capacity. In her new role, Derfus will be responsible for managing Coalition’s relationships with carrier partners and will serve as the main contact for all capacity-related issues. The executive is joining Coalition ... Read the full article
AIG’s UK CEO Chris Rash joins LMG’s board
3rd June 2025
The London Market Group, a market-wide body representing the specialist commercial re/insurance broking and underwriting communities in London, has appointed Chris Rash, CEO of AIG UK, to its board. Rash, who joins as AIG UK’s representative of the International Underwriting Association (IUA), commented, “I am delighted to join the LMG board ... Read the full article
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