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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.
Parsyl appoints Ted Calligeros as Head of Cargo NA
18th March 2025
Parsyl, a data-powered insurer for essential supply chains, has appointed Ted Calligeros as Head of Cargo for North America, responsible for driving underwriting strategy and expansion across the region, based in New York City. In his new role, Calligeros will establish a local office and continue to build out Parsyl’s North ... Read the full article
BHSI reveals leadership promotions and regional expansion
18th March 2025
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), a provider of commercial property, casualty, and specialty insurance products, has announced several leadership promotions as part of the expansion of its US retail general property organisation. The company is reorganising into four distinct regions: Northeast, Southeast, Central, and West. Scott Johnson has been appointed as Head ... Read the full article
Ryan to become Skyward Specialty’s General Counsel following Shaunty’s retirement
18th March 2025
Skyward Specialty, a property and casualty (P&C) specialist insurance company, has announced the appointment of Patricia Ryan as General Counsel, effective April 1st, 2025. Ryan will take over her new role following the upcoming retirement of Leslie Shaunty, Skyward Specialty’s long-time General Counsel, who is leaving the company after nearly 12 ... Read the full article
Simon Wilson named CEO of Markel Insurance
17th March 2025
Markel Group Inc. has announced the appointment of Simon Wilson, currently President of Markel International, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company's three primary underwriting businesses—Markel Specialty, Markel International, and Markel Global Reinsurance—collectively referred to as Markel Insurance. Wilson brings over two decades of experience scaling operations in large specialty ... Read the full article
Aon names Greg Case as president, Eric Andersen moves into advisory role
17th March 2025
Aon has revealed that Eric Andersen has transitioned from his role as president to serve as a senior advisor to CEO Greg Case through June 2026, with Case assuming the role of president. Andersen joined Aon in 1997 through the firm's acquisition of Minet and has reportedly since been instrumental in ... Read the full article
The Clear Group appoints Swiss Re’s Simon Smith as COO
17th March 2025
Insurance broker The Clear Group has announced the appointment of Simon Smith as Group Chief Operating Officer. In his new role, Smith will oversee Operations, IT and Data, Integrations, Claims, and Facilities and Procurement. He will collaborate closely with business leaders to ensure Clear continues to deliver exceptional value to its ... Read the full article
BHSI promotes Megan Howe to Head of Claims, Australasia
17th March 2025
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), a commercial property, casualty, and specialty insurer, has expanded Megan Howe’s role with her promotion to Head of Claims, Australasia. In her new role, Howe will be based in Auckland and report to Mark and Dave Crowe, Chief Claims Officer, BHSI. Howe joined BHSI in 2015 ... Read the full article
XPT Specialty names Steve Kass Executive Partner
17th March 2025
XPT Specialty, a wholesale broker for commercial and personal insurance, has appointed Steve Kass as an Executive Partner. Kass has over 25 years of extensive experience in the wholesale industry. Most recently, he served as the Executive Vice President at RT Specialty for more than four years, and Senior Vice President ... Read the full article
MGT Insurance strengthens leadership team
14th March 2025
MGT Insurance, the first AI-driven neo-insurer dedicated to transforming commercial property and casualty (P&C) insurance for brokers and small business owners, has announced two key leadership appointments: Joe Barneson as Head of Engineering and Eric Bloedorn as Head of Data & Technical Product. Barneson, an accomplished engineering and product executive with ... Read the full article
Athene Holding names Louis-Jacques Tanguy EVP and CFO
14th March 2025
Athene Holding Ltd., a retirement services company and subsidiary of Apollo Global Management, Inc., has appointed Louis-Jacques Tanguy as Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective March 1st, 2025. Tanguy has over 25 years of extensive experience in accounting and finance. He has served as the Chief Accounting ... Read the full article
Arch Insurance appoints Cobeta & Fernandez to senior casualty roles
14th March 2025
Arch Insurance, a division of Bermuda-based re/insurer Arch Capital Group, has announced the appointments of Carmen Cobeta as Head of Casualty, Spain, and Irene Fernandez Franic as Senior Casualty Underwriter. Based in Madrid, both Cobeta and Fernandez will be responsible for expanding Arch's casualty portfolio in Spain and Portugal, focusing on ... Read the full article
Lindsay Shipper to lead Beazley’s North American Commercial Property team
14th March 2025
Specialty insurer Beazley has announced the appointment of Lindsay Shipper as Head of Commercial Property, North America, effective April 1, 2025. Shipper, who has nearly two decades of property market experience and extensive broker insight, is joining Beazley after 16 years at Marsh, where she held several senior positions, most recently ... Read the full article
Westfield Specialty names Jeremy Shallow as CUO and Active Underwriter of Syndicate 1200
14th March 2025
Westfield Specialty International, a provider of specialty insurance, has announced the promotion of Jeremy Shallow to the position of Chief Underwriting Officer and Active Underwriter for Syndicate 1200, pending regulatory approval. In his new role, Shallow will report directly to Graham Evans, Executive Vice President and Head of International Insurance at ... Read the full article
Coalition appoints Maha Virudhagiri as Chief Technology Officer
14th March 2025
Coalition, an active insurer focused on preventing digital risks, has announced the appointment of Maha Virudhagiri as its first Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Virudhagiri will report to Joshua Motta, CEO and co-founder of Coalition, and will be a member of the company's executive team. He will lead engineering, IT, information ... Read the full article
Aon adds McDonough & Hodges to NA construction, infrastructure & surety team
13th March 2025
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has strengthened its construction, infrastructure and surety practice in North America with the appointments of Rob McDonough and Brian Hodges. McDonough will rejoin Aon as Chief Executive Officer of construction, infrastructure and surety, North America, and Hodges joins as Head of surety, North America. The pair ... Read the full article
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