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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.
Aspen appoints Lee Elliston as Chief Operating Officer, Claims & UK
29th May 2025
Aspen Insurance Group, a specialty insurer and reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Lee Elliston as Chief Operating Officer, Claims & UK. Elliston joined Aspen in January 2022 and has served as Chief Operating Officer, Group Claims since January 2023. He will continue in this role while also assuming responsibility for ... Read the full article
Peter Clarke to succeed Colin Keogh as Hiscox Chair
29th May 2025
International specialist insurer Hiscox has announced the appointment of Peter Clarke as the Group’s new Chair designate, subject to regulatory approval. Clarke is set to take over the Board as Chair designate on June 1, 2025, succeeding Colin Keogh as Chair from July 1, 2025. The executive brings extensive experience from FTSE-listed ... Read the full article
Adam Payne appointed Deputy Head of Digital Underwriting at Atrium
29th May 2025
Atrium, a specialty insurer at Lloyd’s, has promoted Adam Payne to the role of Deputy Head of Digital Underwriting. In this position, he will work in close partnership with Simon Lewis, Head of Digital Underwriting, to enhance Atrium’s digital infrastructure and improve efficiency for brokers and clients alike. Payne will take the ... Read the full article
AXA XL Re appoints Petya Ivanova as Head of Property, Intl. Reinsurance
29th May 2025
AXA XL Reinsurance has announced the appointment of Petya Ivanova as Head of Property, International Reinsurance, effective July 1st, 2025. In her new role, Ivanova will oversee the company’s international property portfolio, working closely with clients and the underwriting team. She brings over 25 years of international experience in property and casualty ... Read the full article
Core Specialty adds Patrick Gordon to its Board
29th May 2025
Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries have appointed Patrick Gordon to the company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Gordon replaces Marc Stad on the board, who has served as a Director Designated by Dragoneer Investment Group, since the Core Specialty’s recapitalisation in November 2020. The company stated that both the ... Read the full article
Root names Oliver Evans as Head of Growth UK to support expansion plans
29th May 2025
Root Platform, the API-first core platform for delegated authority insurance business, has announced the appointment of Oliver Evans as its new Head of Growth UK, supporting Root’s ongoing plans to expand within the UK insurance market. Evans has held roles across underwriting, insurtech, and digital distribution, including positions at Praedicat and ... Read the full article
Novel launches with Bredahl as CEO, Bonneau as Chairman
28th May 2025
Novel Financial Holdings, a new independent holding company that will oversee insurance carriers supporting managing general underwriters (MGUs), has launched with former PartnerRe CEO Jacques Bonneau as Chairman and Howden Re’s Rob Bredahl as CEO. The executive team also includes Chris Coleman as Chief Financial Officer and David Drury as Head ... Read the full article
MNK Group appoints Alex Noorbaccus as Chief Risk Officer
28th May 2025
MNK Group, the independent global group of insurance companies, has appointed Alex Noorbaccus as its new Group Chief Risk Officer. In this role, Noorbaccus will be responsible for accelerating the development and rollout of the Group’s risk management framework as MNK Group expands its offices and geographic footprint. He will ensure appropriate ... Read the full article
Hannover Re welcomes SCOR’s Maguire as Global Head of L&H Traditional Business
28th May 2025
Hannover Re has announced the appointment of Gavin Maguire as Global Head of the reinsurer’s newly established division, L&H Traditional Business. Maguire offers valuable strategic insight and a collaborative approach, drawing on his deep expertise in business development, pricing, underwriting, data analytics, claims, and technical accounting, underpinned by a strong actuarial ... Read the full article
AXIS enhances Global Markets team structure with several organisational changes
28th May 2025
AXIS, a provider of specialty insurance and reinsurance solutions, has announced a number of organisational changes to further enhance underwriting and operational performance within AXIS Global Markets. Sara Farrup, Head of Global Markets, commented: “As part of AXIS’s commitment to continual progress and leadership in specialty, we are aligning several of ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re hires Aon’s Jang as Korea CEO
28th May 2025
Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has appointed Aon's Chulmin Jang as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Gallagher Korea, effective May 28th, 2025. PhilWon Jeong, the current CEO of Gallagher Korea, will transition to the role of Chairman, Gallagher Korea. Most recently, Jang served at global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon as President ... Read the full article
TMHCCI appoints Claire Spiteri as Senior Underwriter for Professional Risks
28th May 2025
Tokio Marine HCC International (TMHCCI), a subsidiary of the Tokio Marine HCC group headquartered in Houston, Texas, has announced the appointment of Claire Spiteri as Senior Underwriter within its Professional Risks division. Based in Manchester, she will report to Frances Eaton, Underwriting Manager, Professional Risks North. Spiteri joins TMHCCI from AIG, ... Read the full article
Jon Colello elected Chair of Reinsurance Association of America Board
27th May 2025
Jon Colello, President of PartnerRe Ltd., has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors for the Reinsurance Association of America (RAA)—a national trade association representing property and casualty reinsurers operating in the United States—during the organisation’s 57th Annual Meeting held on April 25, 2025. Joining Colello in leadership roles are ... Read the full article
United Risk expands with new promotions and hires, names Christofer President & CCO
27th May 2025
United Risk, an international property and casualty insurance underwriting and a division of Applied Underwriters, has announced the appointment of Richard Christofer as President and Chief Commercial Officer, among a number of other promotions and hires. In his new role, based at the company's corporate headquarters at Rockefeller Center in New ... Read the full article
Continental Re announces key leadership changes across Group
27th May 2025
Pan-African reinsurer Continental Reinsurance Group has announced a number of leadership appointments, including Lawrence Nazare’s as Group Managing Director. In his new role, headquartered in Botswana, Nazare will oversee the Group’s pan-African operations and long-term strategic direction. “It’s been a privilege to lead our Nigeria business and support the broader Group’s evolution. ... Read the full article
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