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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.
Hayden Smith promoted to Regional CEO of United Risk
11th June 2025
United Risk, a global property and casualty insurance underwriting and distribution platform, has promoted Hayden Smith to Regional CEO. In this role, Smith will oversee the company’s EU, UK, and British Commonwealth business, managing further expansion in these regions and other emerging markets. He will be based in the company’s London ... Read the full article
Amynta Risk Solutions appoints Alan Wiederhold as President of A&H
11th June 2025
Amynta Risk Solutions has announced the appointment of Alan Wiederhold as President of Accident & Health (A&H). In this role, Wiederhold will be responsible for expanding Amynta Risk Solutions’ product offerings and strengthening its value proposition for the company’s clients and broker partners. With over 30 years of healthcare leadership experience, Wiederhold ... Read the full article
Verisk strengthens PCS leadership with strategic appointment and new structure
11th June 2025
Verisk, a data analytics and technology provider to the insurance and energy industries, has announced a refreshed leadership structure for its Property Claims Services (PCS) unit. This initiative is aimed at strengthening PCS’s support for the re/insurance market and expanding its ability to respond to both natural and specialty catastrophe events. As ... Read the full article
Mercury appoints Bennett to lead new climate science team
11th June 2025
Mercury Insurance, a provider of property and casualty insurance, has appointed Steve Bennett as its Senior Director of Climate and Catastrophe Science, where he will build and lead a team dedicated to helping identify ways Mercury and its policyholders can better prepare for increasingly severe climate-driven weather events. Bennett joins Mercury ... Read the full article
Wajahat Khawaja appointed Head of Governance and Controls at MNK Group
11th June 2025
Wajahat Khawaja has taken on the role of Head of Governance and Controls at MNK Group, an independent organisation operating across various sectors of the insurance industry. Bringing over three decades of experience, including extensive work internationally, Khawaja has contributed to the development of governance frameworks and control mechanisms for leading ... Read the full article
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions appoints Adrian Hall as CEO of United States
11th June 2025
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of reinsurance giant Swiss Re, has appointed Adrian Hall as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the United States branch. The firm explained that his leadership marks "a pivotal step in its renewed market unit structure, strengthening the firm's ability to move ... Read the full article
Arundo Re appoints Raphaël Marin as Non-Life Underwriter & Actuary for LatAm
10th June 2025
Arundo Re, the French reinsurance company, has named Raphaël Marin as Non-Life Underwriter and Actuary for the Latin America (LatAm) market. With over thirteen years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance sectors, he has built a strong professional background working in both France and internationally. His career includes positions at well-known ... Read the full article
Arden appoints Tim Henry as COO and Brian Sheekey as CFO
10th June 2025
Arden Insurance Services, a tech-enabled managing general agency (MGA), has announced the appointments of Tim Henry as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Brian Sheekey as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Henry brings deep expertise in product management, operational performance improvement, and strategy execution. He joins Arden from Farmers Insurance, where he most recently ... Read the full article
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
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