Reinsurance News
People moves
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.
Price Forbes Re appoints Isidora Alemparte as Wordings Director
3rd February 2025
Price Forbes Re, an independent specialist risk strategy and reinsurance broker, has appointed Isidora Alemparte to the newly created role of Wordings Director. Based in London, Alemparte will report to Paul Owen, Chief Analytics Officer, and lead the strategy, delivery, and integration of the firm’s contract management. Owen expressed enthusiasm for Alemparte’s ... Read the full article
Milliman elects Bret Linton as Chair of the Board
3rd February 2025
Milliman, a global consulting and actuarial firm, has announced the election of Bret Linton as its next Chair of the Board. Linton will succeed Ken Mungan, who is completing a 10-year term as Chair. Linton brings extensive experience in leading global teams and working across both the employee benefits and management consulting ... Read the full article
The Clear Group appoints Oscar Holloway as Managing Director, M&A
3rd February 2025
The Clear Group, an insurance broker, has appointed Oscar Holloway as its Managing Director, M&A to lead the group’s M&A strategy, building on the progress made since Goldman Sachs’ investment in 2022. In 2024, Clear completed 12 acquisitions to successfully broaden its capabilities by adding UK regions, specialist niches, wholesale and ... Read the full article
Safety National announces new leadership structure, Csik to retire as President
31st January 2025
Safety National Casualty Corporation announced John Csik will retire as President and as a member of executive management after nearly four decades at the company. Gus Aivaliotis, Chief Underwriting Officer, will assume the role of Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Cyndee Morton, Chief Operating Officer, will assume the role of President. Following ... Read the full article
Argenta appoints Karen Collier as Construction & Engineering Underwriter
31st January 2025
Argenta Syndicate Management Limited, a Lloyd’s managing agency, has announced the appointment of Karen Collier as Construction & Engineering Underwriter, effective immediately. Based in London, she will report directly to Phil Hancock, Unit Head of Construction and Engineering. Collier, a seasoned professional with over a decade of experience in the insurance ... Read the full article
UIB names Marek Ambrozewski as MD of Aviation Division
31st January 2025
United Insurance Brokers Ltd (UIBL), an independent insurance broker specialising in global risk management solutions, has announced the appointment of Marek Ambrozewski as Managing Director of its Aviation Division, effective January 2025. Ambrozewski succeeds Miles Taffs, who will be departing the company at the end of the first quarter. With over ... Read the full article
Willis hires Marsh’s Pat Donnelly as Head of Risk & Broking, NA
31st January 2025
Brokerage Willis, a WTW business, has appointed Pat Donnelly as the Head of Risk & Broking (R&B), North America (NA), reporting to Lucy Clarke, President of R&B. Donnelly will be based in Chicago and is expected to join the company in the second quarter of 2025. He is a proven leader in ... Read the full article
Westfield Specialty Intl. expands PV and aviation war team
31st January 2025
Westfield Specialty International, an insurance and reinsurance provider known for delivering tailored risk solutions, is continuing its strategic growth by bolstering its political violence (PV) and aviation war underwriting team with three notable hires. Hector Threlfall and Charlie Fellows have joined the Political Violence and War team as Senior Underwriter and ... Read the full article
IDF appoints Swiss Re’s Menzinger as Chair of OpCo, succeeding Douglas
31st January 2025
The Insurance Development Forum (IDF) has announced the appointment of Ivo Menzinger, Managing Director of Public Sector Business at Swiss Re, as Chair of its Operating Committee (OpCo). Menzinger succeeds Rowan Douglas CBE, CEO of Climate Risk & Resilience at Howden, who led the creation of the IDF between 2012-2015, and ... Read the full article
Mark Moitoso named President of ICW Group Insurance Companies
31st January 2025
California-domiciled, privately held insurance company, ICW Group Insurance Companies, has appointed Mark Moitoso as President, effective immediately. In this role, he will oversee the company’s underwriting and shared services operations, drive growth, and expand its product line. Based at ICW Group’s headquarters in San Diego, Moitoso succeeds Kevin Prior, who will ... Read the full article
Jack Harding named Next Gen Committee Chair of the MGAA
30th January 2025
The Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA) has announced the appointment of its new Next Gen Committee Chair: Jack Harding, Senior Underwriter at Miramar Underwriting Limited. Harding is succeeding Kajal Pankhania, Director at MGA incubator DA Strategy, and will be in charge of leading the Committee in its mission to engage, represent, ... Read the full article
HDI Global appoints Dan Sammons as Captives Manager to propel strategic growth
30th January 2025
HDI Global UK and Ireland, a provider of industrial and corporate insurance solutions, has appointed Dan Sammons as Captives Manager, effective 3 February 2025. Sammons joins the company from AIG, where he held multiple positions within the Alternative Risk Transfer and Captive Underwriting teams, most recently serving as Head of Alternative ... Read the full article
Anson named Rokstone’s new Global CEO, Potter appointed as Chairman
30th January 2025
Rokstone, an international specialty re/insurance managing general agent (MGA) and part of the Aventum Group, has announced the appointment of Ian Anson as Global CEO of Rokstone and James Potter as Chairman of Rokstone. Anson has been with Rokstone since 2020, and was serving as Managing Director for the last three ... Read the full article
Cowbell appoints James Porter as Lead Underwriter UK
30th January 2025
Cowbell, a cyber insurance provider for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has announced the appointment of James Porter as Lead Underwriter for the UK’s middle market segment. In this role, Porter will lead a team to deliver tailored cyber insurance solutions for UK businesses. Simon Hughes, SVP, Global Distribution at Cowbell, expressed ... Read the full article
Alexandra Cliff to replace Burkhard Keese as Lloyd’s CFO
30th January 2025
Alexandra Cliff is set to take over from Burkhard Keese as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the specialist Lloyd's insurance and reinsurance marketplace on May 1st, 2025. The appointment is part of a long-established succession plan, with Cliff having served as Deputy CFO since November 2022. She currently serves on the Lloyd's ... Read the full article
Getting your daily reinsurance news from Reinsurance News is a simple way to receive only the reinsurance industry news that matters, delivered directly to your email inbox.
