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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.
Vantage appoints James Gunson as Chief Claims Officer of insurance
10th June 2025
Specialty insurer and reinsurer, Vantage Group Holdings Ltd., has appointed James (Jim) Gunson as Chief Claims Officer of insurance operations. In his new role, Gunson will report to Alex Blanco, Chief Executive Officer of Insurance. He will lead Vantage's claims organisation with a focus on innovation, efficiency, and exceptional service. His additional ... Read the full article
UnderwriteMe reveals leadership transitions
10th June 2025
UnderwriteMe, the Insurtech company of Pacific Life Re, has announced a number of key leadership appointments, including Scott Hunt as Director of Business Development, North America (NA), which follows the transition of Brett Laker to the role of Vice President, Client Solutions at Pacific Life Re. Laker previously served as ... Read the full article
Arch Insurance International names Holley Higgins as Head of Ports & Terminals
10th June 2025
Arch Insurance International, a division of Bermuda-domiciled re/insurer Arch Capital Group, has appointed Holley Higgins to the newly created role of Head of Ports & Terminals. In her new role, Higgins will be responsible for developing Arch’s ports and terminals insurance portfolio, underwriting global risks on both a first-party property damage ... Read the full article
Beazley appoints Stefan Wunderlich as Head of Parametric Insurance
10th June 2025
Specialist insurer Beazley has announced the appointment of Stefan Wunderlich as Head of Parametric Insurance, effective 10th June 2025. Based in Zurich, Switzerland, Wunderlich will report to Richard Montminy, Group Head of Property Risks at Beazley. Wunderlich brings 20 years of experience from Swiss Re, where he specialised in modelling and underwriting ... Read the full article
Canopius names Tom Losquadro VP of Underwriting for National Hull & Liability US
10th June 2025
Canopius Group, a specialty and property & casualty insurer and reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Tom Losquadro as Vice President (VP) of Underwriting for National Hull & Liability in the United States. Losquadro joined the firm on May 19, 2025, and will report to Neetu Varghese, Head of Marine US. With ... Read the full article
RenRe makes senior promotions across U.S. & underwriting teams
9th June 2025
RenaissanceRe has announced a series of senior promotions across its U.S. operations and global underwriting teams. RJ Shea has been named President of Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc., following a two-year tenure as Senior Vice President and Global Head of Credit. In his new role, Shea will reportedly lead U.S. underwriting operations, foster ... Read the full article
Short to lead digital underwriting solutions across Arch’s international platform
9th June 2025
Arch Insurance International has announced the promotion of Ed Short as Head of Digital, effective immediately. In his new role, Short will lead the execution of Arch’s digital underwriting strategy. This involves ensuring a cohesive approach across the London Market, UK Regional, Australia, EU, and Bermuda platforms. Collaborating closely with underwriting teams, ... Read the full article
Brown succeeds Batchelor as CUO for Business Insurance at Travelers Europe
9th June 2025
Travelers Europe, a division of The Travelers Companies Inc., has announced the appointment of Andy Brown as its Chief Underwriting Officer for Business Insurance. Brown is taking over the role from Heather Batchelor, who is retiring following over three decades at Travelers Europe. In his new role, the executive will be responsible ... Read the full article
Chubb promotes James Brown to Head of Major Accounts, Asia
9th June 2025
Global insurer Chubb has announced the promotion of James Brown to Head of Major Accounts for Asia, in addition to his current position as Head of Global Broking, Asia. In his expanded role, Brown will be responsible for managing and growing Chubb’s Major Accounts division while ensuring exceptional service for the ... Read the full article
Sucheng Chang to lead Markel International’s APAC operations
9th June 2025
Sucheng Chang has been appointed to head up Markel International's Asia Pacific business, which operates from its regional hub in Singapore and offices in Australia, Hong Kong, China, India, Malaysia and Dubai. Effective from 14 July, Chang will take over from Christian Stobbs, who announced earlier this year his decision to ... Read the full article
Pacific Life Re boosts growth & innovation agenda with several appointments
9th June 2025
Pacific Life Re has revealed a series of strategic leadership appointments to strengthen its global growth and innovation agenda, including the naming of Andrew Murphy as managing director of the newly established Capital Solutions line of business. Murphy, who has reportedly managed the Europe and North American protection teams for the ... Read the full article
AF Group announces CFO appointment and other executive promotions
9th June 2025
Insurer AF Group has announced the promotion of Patrick Stewart to Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Olivia Rogers to Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, and Jason Foreman to Vice President, Binding in the Specialty Lines division. These promotions, AF Group highlighted, reflect the strong leadership that continues to drive the success ... Read the full article
Robert E. Falvey retires as Falvey Insurance’s General Counsel
9th June 2025
Robert E. Falvey has retired as General Counsel of maritime risks insurer Falvey Insurance Group, after 26 years of service. As he steps back from this role and day-to-day responsibilities, Falvey will continue to guide the company as a senior advisor and member of the Board of Directors. He has been instrumental ... Read the full article
VIG Re appoints Swiss Re’s Milan Padych as CIO
6th June 2025
VIG Re, the reinsurance arm of Vienna Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Milan Padych as Chief Information Officer (CIO). Padych joins VIG Re from Swiss Re, where he served as Head of Information Technology, overseeing the development and operations of a fully digital, in-house-built insurance backend SaaS platform, ensuring ... Read the full article
ABI names Chris Bose Director of General Insurance & International
6th June 2025
The Association of British Insurers (ABI), the trade body representing the UK’s insurance and long-term savings industry, has announced the appointment of Chris Bose as Director of General Insurance & International, effective August 11, 2025. Bose, an experienced public policy practitioner with extensive expertise in financial services, is joining ABI from ... Read the full article
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