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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.
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
Chaucer appoints Jordan Ray as Head of Renewable Energy and Energy Transition
27th May 2025
Chaucer Group, a global specialty insurance and reinsurance group, has announced the appointment of Jordan Ray as Head of Renewable Energy and Energy Transition. Based in London, Ray will report to and work closely with Simon Schnorr, Head of Marine and Energy. In her new role, Ray will lead the development of ... Read the full article
SiriusPoint appoints Philip Enan as Chief Strategy & Corporate Development Officer
27th May 2025
Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer SiriusPoint has announced the appointment of Philip Enan as Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer. Based in New York, Enan joins the company’s Executive Leadership Team and will report to Chief Executive Officer Scott Egan. In his new role, Enan will lead SiriusPoint’s strategy development process and explore ... Read the full article
Insurance Advisory Partners names Joe Plumeri as Chairman
27th May 2025
Insurance Advisory Partners (IAP), an investment bank dedicated to the insurance, insurance services, and insurtech sectors, has announced the appointment of Joe Plumeri as Chairman. His appointment will take effect on September 1, 2025. In addition to assuming this new leadership role, Plumeri will also become an investor in the firm. Plumeri ... Read the full article
Ortiz joins Gallagher’s global aerospace practice as US Head of Aerospace Claims
27th May 2025
Insurance and reinsurance brokering group Gallagher has announced the appointment of Sherry J Ortiz as US Head of Aerospace Claims in its global aerospace practice, a role based in the US. Ortiz is a qualified pilot with a proven track record managing complex litigation across major airline, manufacturing, and general aviation ... Read the full article
Venbrook promotes Jeff Lang to President, Retail P&C
27th May 2025
Venbrook Group, LLC, an independent insurance distribution and services firm in the US, has promoted Jeff Lang to the newly created position of President, Retail Property & Casualty. In his new role, Lang will continue the successful growth momentum and lead Venbrook's retail division and guide the firm's national strategy across ... Read the full article
Aon promotes Reeve-Tucker to head of fac reinsurance for Latin America
23rd May 2025
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has announced the appointment of Luke Reeve-Tucker as head of facultative reinsurance for Latin America, effective May 27, 2025. In this expanded role, he will continue to lead Caribbean facultative reinsurance and will be responsible for overseeing strategy, client engagement, and solution development across both ... Read the full article
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