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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.

SCOR appoints Gilles Nansenet as Global Account Executive

30th June 2025

French reinsurer SCOR has announced the appointment of Gilles Nansenet as Global Account Executive within its Global Client Unit in Paris. Nansenet brings 35 years of experience in the property and casualty reinsurance industry. He joins SCOR after two decades at AXA XL Re, where he most recently served as Market ... Read the full article

Addresscloud to enhance data delivery for insurers with Martin’s appointment

30th June 2025

Addresscloud, a geocoding and property intelligence expert, has announced the appointment of Tim Martin as Data Director, a move that reinforces the company’s commitment to delivering best-in-class location intelligence to the insurance sector. In his new role, Martin will lead Addresscloud’s data team and drive the development of the company’s scalable, ... Read the full article

Siddharth Deosthalee appointed CFO of Howden India

27th June 2025

Howden, the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has appointed Siddharth Deosthalee as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of India, based in Mumbai. Until April 2025, Deosthalee was the Vice President of Finance for Peepul Tree, a role he held since April 2023. Prior to that, he was the CFO and Director ... Read the full article

SiriusPoint hires Catalina Re’s Andrew Pryde as Group Chief Risk Officer

27th June 2025

Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer SiriusPoint has appointed Andrew Pryde from Catalina Re as Group Chief Risk Officer (CRO), effective September 2025. In his new role, Pryde will be based in Bermuda, where he will report to SiriusPoint’s Chief Executive Officer, Scott Egan. As Group Chief Risk Officer, Pryde will hold responsibility for ... Read the full article

Markel appoints Collin Sim as Casualty Underwriter in Singapore

27th June 2025

Markel Insurance, the insurance arm of Markel Group Inc., has announced the appointment of Collin Sim as Casualty Underwriter. The hire marks the establishment of Markel’s first dedicated casualty underwriting position in Singapore. In her new role, Sim will be responsible for developing Markel’s casualty presence in Southeast Asia and the broader ... Read the full article

AXA XL hires Philip Anderson as Senior Underwriter in Dallas

27th June 2025

AXA XL, the property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has announced the appointment of Philip Anderson as Senior Underwriter in Dallas to expand its energy underwriting capabilities. In his new role, Anderson will underwrite energy property risks related to oil and gas operations, power generation ... Read the full article

Davies appoints James Ferris as CEO of Captive Management business

26th June 2025

Davies, a specialist professional services and technology company, has announced the appointment of James Ferris as CEO of its Captive Management business, effective 1st July 2025. Based in Bermuda, Ferris succeeds Nick Frost, who will assume the role of Chairman after serving as Captive Management CEO for 14 years. Ferris brings more ... Read the full article

Robert Kennedy to succeed Carl Shuker as CEO, Howden UK & Ireland

26th June 2025

Howden, the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has announced the appointment of Robert Kennedy as CEO of Howden UK & Ireland, effective 1st October 2025. In this role, Kennedy will report to David Howden, CEO of Howden. Kennedy joined Aston Lark in 2020, which was later acquired by Howden, and currently ... Read the full article

Wegener succeeds Wölbern as Head of Investment Management at HDI Global SE

26th June 2025

Commercial and specialty lines insurer HDI Global SE has announced the appointment of Dr Christian Wegener as Head of Investment Management. Wegener is succeeding Thorsten Wölbern, who is moving to new challenges within the company after 15 years in the role. In his new role, Wegener has been tasked with further optimising ... Read the full article

MS Amlin appoints Gisela Nilsson as Political Violence Senior Underwriter

26th June 2025

Lloyd's global insurer and reinsurer MS Amlin has announced the appointment of Gisela Nilsson as Political Violence Senior Underwriter. Nilsson brings over 15 years of specialist underwriting experience. She joins from Talbot Underwriting, where she spent the past five years, most recently serving as Political Violence Class Underwriter. In that role, ... Read the full article

Everest names Pamela Sinclair as Chief Human Resources Officer

26th June 2025

Everest Group, Ltd., a provider of property, casualty, and specialty reinsurance and insurance, announced that Pamela Sinclair will join the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, effective July 14. She will report to Jim Williamson, Everest’s President and CEO, and will become part of the Executive Leadership ... Read the full article

Oaktree names Richesh Shah as MD and Head of Americas Insurance Solutions

25th June 2025

Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (Oaktree), a global asset management firm specialising in alternative investment strategies, has announced the appointment of Richesh Shah as Managing Director and Head of Americas Insurance Solutions. Based in New York, Shah will report to Greg Halagan, Managing Director and Global Head of Insurance Solutions at Oaktree. In ... Read the full article

Miller names Martin Dimas as Head of Indonesia Desk, Singapore

25th June 2025

Miller, the independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of Martin Dimas as Head of Indonesia Desk, Singapore. In this role, Dimas will be responsible for driving the growth of Miller’s Indonesian reinsurance business across all lines, working closely with the firm’s product line experts. He brings over a ... Read the full article

Eric Malterre appointed as ASR Chief Underwriting Officer

25th June 2025

Developing markets-focused re/insurance group Africa Specialty Risks (ASR) has announced the appointment of Eric Malterre as Chief Underwriting Officer, a newly created role. Malterre will leverage his 25 years of international insurance experience to develop underwriting strategies, driving profitability, and ensuring underwriting standards are aligned with the company’s risk appetite and ... Read the full article

Selective Insurance appoints Ari Moskowitz as Chief Risk & Reinsurance Officer

25th June 2025

Selective Insurance has announced the appointment of Ari Moskowitz as Chief Risk & Reinsurance Officer. Moskowitz brings nearly 20 years of re/insurance industry experience, with strong expertise in actuarial pricing and risk management. He rejoins Selective Insurance, where he previously served as an Actuarial Analyst from 2009 to 2010, focusing on actuarial ... Read the full article