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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.
Gallagher Re appoints Dave Brune as EVP, Program Solutions
8th August 2025
Gallagher Re, a reinsurance broker and advisor, has recently announced the appointment of Dave Brune as Executive Vice President (EVP) within its Program Solutions division. In this role, Brune will be responsible for shaping and executing the firm's North American programs strategy. He will focus on delivering efficient solutions to insurance carriers ... Read the full article
Russ Buckley to succeed Baker as Hamilton’s Group CRO
7th August 2025
Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance company, Hamilton Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Russ Buckley as Group Chief Risk Officer. He will be succeeding current Group Chief Risk Officer Alex Baker, who has been recently appointed Chief Executive Officer, Hamilton Global Specialty, effective September 1, 2025, subject to regulatory approval. Buckley will ... Read the full article
OnRe appoints Tunde Olowofila Head of Reinsurance
7th August 2025
OnRe, a global on-chain reinsurance company, has announced the appointment of experienced industry professional, Tunde Olowofila, as its new Head of Reinsurance. In his new position, Olowofila will be responsible for OnRe’s underwriting strategy, which includes overseeing risk selection and portfolio construction as the company expands. He will also collaborate closely with ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints Higgens & Kelley to Americas Wholesale Solutions team
6th August 2025
AXA XL, the property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has appointed Betsy Higgens as Head of Casualty and Megan Kelley as Head of Product within its Wholesale Solutions Team in the Americas. Higgens brings over 16 years of expertise in the Excess & Surplus (E&S) ... Read the full article
BHSI launches Program business in Canada led by David Tran
6th August 2025
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), a provider of commercial property, casualty, and specialty insurance solutions, has launched a Programs business in Canada, which will be led by David Tran. Tran has been appointed Head of Programs, Canada, and will be responsible for launching and leading program strategies, including a new national ... Read the full article
Resilience names James C. Riviezzo as Head of NA Distribution & Strategy
6th August 2025
Resilience, a provider of cyber risk solutions, has appointed James C. Riviezzo as Head of North American Distribution and Strategy. The appointment follows a time of significant growth for Resilience as it continues to expand its enterprise client base and strengthens its position as an innovator in the cyber risk management ... Read the full article
Continental Re promotes Moadh Derbali to Head of Underwriting, Facultative
6th August 2025
Pan-African reinsurer Continental Reinsurance has promoted Moadh Derbali to Head of Underwriting for its Facultative Business. According to the reinsurer, his "extensive experience in claims handling, field expertise as a loss adjuster, and prevention engineering is a valuable asset to the team." Derbali brings more than 18 years of experience in the ... Read the full article
Nexus Underwriting adds SCOR’s Eamonn Long as CUO for Alternative Risk Transfer
6th August 2025
Nexus Underwriting, a Brown & Brown group subsidiary, has appointed Eamonn Long as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) for its Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) business. In his new role, Long supports and grows Nexus’s service in ART, translating complex structures into successful transactions, and collaborating closely with capacity providers and producing brokers ... Read the full article
Tysers appoints Desmond Cheok as Associate Director, P&C in Singapore
6th August 2025
Tysers, an independent Lloyd’s insurance broker and part of the Australian AUB Group, has announced the appointment of Desmond Cheok as Associate Director, Property & Casualty (P&C), in Singapore. In his new role, Cheok will report to Tim Stokes, Senior Managing Director, P&C. He will be responsible for driving the development ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re hires Lockton Re’s Apostolides as Head of Casualty, NA
5th August 2025
Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the appointment of Emily Apostolides as Head of Casualty, North America (NA). Apostolides has extensive experience in the Property and Casualty (P&C) treaty space, specialising in specialty casualty and financial lines. She has worked with a wide range of clients to develop, design and place ... Read the full article
Amwins appoints Bob Black National Property Practice Leader
5th August 2025
Amwins, a distributor of specialty insurance products and services, has announced the appointment of Bob Black as National Property Practice Leader. Black, who has been with the company for over two decades, will be joining Harry Tucker and Jessica Zuiker in co-leading the practice within Amwins’ Brokerage division. “Bob’s depth of expertise, ... Read the full article
Westfield Specialty appoints Jeff Circuit as Head of US A&H Reinsurance
5th August 2025
Westfield Specialty, a global specialty insurance carrier, has announced the appointment of Jeff Circuit as Head of U.S. Accident & Health (A&H) Reinsurance. In this role, Circuit will lead the growth of Westfield Specialty’s newly launched A&H Reinsurance business in the U.S. and will be based in the company’s Berkeley Heights, ... Read the full article
Aon appoints Jo Ann Jenkins to its Board of Directors
5th August 2025
Aon, a global insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of Jo Ann Jenkins to its Board of Directors, effective August 15th, 2025. Jenkins most recently served as CEO of AARP, a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organisation dedicated to social change and helping people 50 and over to improve the quality ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s hires Stephane Flaquet from Hiscox as Chief Operating Officer
5th August 2025
Lloyd's, the world's oldest insurance and reinsurance marketplace, has named Stephane Flaquet as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), signalling the end of his 15-year tenure at global re/insurer Hiscox. Flaquet joins Lloyd's on September 1st, 2025, and will become a member of the Lloyd's Executive Team, reporting directly to Patrick ... Read the full article
Chubb appoints Michael Babington as Head of Claims, EMEA
5th August 2025
Global insurer Chubb, has announced the appointment of Michael Babington as Head of Claims for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), effective 1 November 2025. Babington succeeds Richard Shanks, who will continue in the role until November. In his new role, based in London, Babington will oversee the strategy and delivery of ... Read the full article
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