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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.
Triple-I appoints Patrick Schmid as Chief Insurance Officer
3rd July 2025
The Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) has announced the appointment of Patrick Schmid as Chief Insurance Officer, effective July 11, 2025. Schmid will also lead the organisation’s Catastrophe Resiliency Council and the Insurance Research Council, reporting to Sean Kevelighan, CEO of Triple-I. Additionally, he will continue in his role as president of The ... Read the full article
Howden Re launches Hong Kong operation led by Roy Wong
3rd July 2025
Howden Re, the global reinsurance, capital markets and strategic advisory arm of Howden, has launched a Hong Kong-focused reinsurance broking platform, with Roy Wong appointed as Managing Director, Reinsurance, Hong Kong, effective July 21st, 2025. Wong will report to Andy Souter, Head of Asia Pacific, Howden Re International, and work closely ... Read the full article
Jonathan Zhao named EY Global Insurance Leader
3rd July 2025
Jonathan Zhao has been promoted to Global Insurance Leader at EY, taking over the role from Isabelle Santenac, who had been leading the practice for the past six years. Zhao, who has been with the company for nearly 25 years, will now oversee a team of 24,000 insurance professionals across EY’s ... Read the full article
Carrick Holdings welcomes Armin De Weerdt as AVP, Finance
3rd July 2025
Carrick Group Limited, a Bermuda-based international non-life legacy insurer, has announced the appointment of Armin De Weerdt as Assistant Vice President (AVP), Finance. De Weerdt is joining Carrick from Pillar Capital Management Limited, a Bermuda-based specialist in collateralized reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager. Most recently, he served as Assistant Manager ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re appoints Aon’s Pablo Muñoz as Global Fac CEO
2nd July 2025
Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the appointment of Pablo Muñoz as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Global Facultative Reinsurance, effective July 2, 2025. Based between London and Miami, Muñoz will leverage his over 25 years of industry experience to lead Gallagher Re’s global facultative solutions team, delivering comprehensive services ... Read the full article
Achim Bosch begins tenure as CEO of Deutsche Rück
2nd July 2025
Achim Bosch has officially taken as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Deutsche Rückversicherung AG (Deutsche Rück) as of July 1st, 2025, from Frank Schaar, who held the role since February 2018, and is retiring. The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Rück had appointed Bosch as its new CEO on November 18th, ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets appoints Niala Butt as Head of Casualty Claims, UK
2nd July 2025
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Niala Butt as Head of Casualty Claims, UK, effective immediately, based in London. In her new role, she will report to Nik Mahida, Head of Third-party claims, UK & MENA, LSM. Butt will lead the casualty claims team, supporting ... Read the full article
Janine Seifert named Managing Director, Strategy and Advisory at BMS Re
2nd July 2025
BMS Group, an independent global insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of Janine Seifert as Managing Director of Strategy and Advisory at BMS Re, the reinsurance division of BMS Group. In her new role, Seifert will be based in BMS Re’s Miami office. She brings nearly two decades of reinsurance ... Read the full article
Mariza Costa named Aspen’s Head of Investor Relations
2nd July 2025
Bermuda domiciled re/insurer Aspen Insurance Holdings has announced the appointment of Mariza Costa as Head of Investor Relations. In her new role, Costa will be responsible for managing relationships between Aspen and its investors, analysts, ratings and other financial stakeholders, providing shareholder analyses and supporting the communication of Aspen’s financial performance, ... Read the full article
CFC appoints Ian McLean as Chief Technology Officer
2nd July 2025
CFC, a specialist insurance provider focused on emerging risks and cyber, has announced the appointment of Ian McLean as Chief Technology Officer. In his new role, McLean will be responsible for accelerating the delivery of CFC’s technology roadmap. He brings over 25 years of experience in scaling technology organisations and driving transformative ... Read the full article
MS Re adjusts leadership within underwriting operations
2nd July 2025
Global reinsurer MS Reinsurance (MS Re) has made numerous leadership changes to its underwriting operations in certain regions and also announced structural adjustments within the Americas, International, and Global Specialty Lines business units to ensure teams are more directly connected to their clients. Specifically, the reinsurer will organise its specialty offering ... Read the full article
Liberty GTS appoints Nicholas Lunn and Barbara Magni to regional leadership roles
2nd July 2025
Liberty Global Transaction Solutions (Liberty GTS), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has announced the appointments of Nicholas Lunn as Head of the UK, Central Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and Barbara Magni as Head of Southern Europe. Both Lunn and Magni will report to Markus Messinger, Head of EMEA. In ... Read the full article
David Carlson to lead Aon’s Global Industrial and Manufacturing team
2nd July 2025
Global re/insurance broker Aon has announced that David Carlson will join the firm as its global industrial and manufacturing leader, effective July 1st, 2025. Carlson will focus on advancing Aon’s industry strategy by deepening sector-specific insights, expanding solution capabilities and aligning global resources to better serve clients. He will also lead initiatives ... Read the full article
Mark Shaw named Division President of Chubb Workplace Benefits
1st July 2025
Global insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Mark Shaw as Division President of Chubb Workplace Benefits (CWB). CWB offers a portfolio of streamlined solutions tailored for mid-to-large-sized businesses and the brokers who serve them. Its products are underwritten and administered by Combined Insurance, a Chubb company. In his new role, Shaw ... Read the full article
Peter Thirring named Chairman of VIG Supervisory Board
1st July 2025
Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) has announced that Peter Thirring will assume the role of Chairman of the VIG Supervisory Board, effective 1st July 2025. The decision was made during the constituent meeting following VIG’s 33rd Annual General Meeting. Thirring will succeed Rudolf Ertl, who will remain on the Supervisory Board as Deputy ... Read the full article
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