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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.
Rising Edge appoints Doug Robare as Chief Underwriting Officer
25th March 2026
Rising Edge Ltd, an insurance underwriting specialist, has announced the appointment of Doug Robare as Chief Underwriting Officer. In his new role, Robare will lead the development of new underwriting propositions across the portfolio, focusing on building data-led underwriting and pricing models that deliver scalable, sustainable performance while maintaining high underwriting ... Read the full article
Michael Reynolds named AXA XL Head of Marine, UK & Lloyd’s and Global CUO for Hull
25th March 2026
AXA XL, the property, casualty, and specialty risk division of AXA, has announced the appointment of Michael Reynolds as Head of Marine, UK & Lloyd’s and Global Chief Underwriting Officer for Hull. Reynolds will be based in London, and will start his new position in the third quarter of 2026. The executive ... Read the full article
Canopius appoints Bridges and Cannon to senior claims roles
25th March 2026
Canopius Group, a global specialty and property & casualty re/insurer, has appointed Dan Bridges as Head of Claims, Bermuda and Global Head of Reinsurance Claims, and Patrick Cannon as Global Head of Cyber Claims. The two senior appointments align with the reinsurer’s commitment to delivering claims excellence globally. Bridges and Cannon ... Read the full article
Stephen Catlin steps down as Chairman of Convex Group Board
25th March 2026
Convex Group Limited, the international specialty insurer and reinsurer, has announced that Stephen Catlin will step down from his role as Chairman of the Board, but will remain a director. Catlin has been given the honorary title of Founder and Life President, where he will continue to provide strategic counsel to ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets adds Kevin Demmon as Property Divisional Director
25th March 2026
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Kevin Demmon to the newly created role of Property Divisional Director, effective March 19th, 2026. In the new role, Demmon is based in London and reports to Henry Nelson, Chief Underwriting Officer and Active Underwriter, UK and MENA. He assumes ... Read the full article
L&G appoints Sarah Spooner as Chief Customer Officer
25th March 2026
Legal & General (L&G) has announced the appointment of Sarah Spooner to the newly created role of Chief Customer Officer (CCO) across its Retail and Institutional Retirement businesses. The role brings together responsibility for customer and client service across both business areas for the first time. This reflects L&G’s strategy to ... Read the full article
Aon names Cedillo Mejía CEO, Commercial Risk & Human Capital, Mexico, Caribbean & Central America
25th March 2026
Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has announced the appointment of Julio Adolfo Cedillo Mejía as CEO, Commercial Risk and Human Capital for Mexico, Caribbean and Central America. The transition to the new role is set to take effect on 1 May, 2026. “With 22 years of experience at the company, ... Read the full article
Niyam receives Lloyd’s approval for Syndicate 2047, appoints Chairman
25th March 2026
Newly launched Niyam Group has announced that it has received approval from Lloyd’s of London for Syndicate 2047 and granted permission to underwrite, alongside the appointment of Devesh Srivastava as Chairman of the Group. Established at the beginning of 2026, Niyam is focused on building a reinsurance platform that connects ... Read the full article
Ariel Re rolls out promotions across its Bermuda and London offices
24th March 2026
Global reinsurance business Ariel Re has announced several promotions across its Bermuda and London offices, reinforcing its “academy firm” approach as it continues to position itself as a place where re/insurance professionals can learn, grow, and build their careers. According to Ariel Re, this year’s promotions cover a range of roles ... Read the full article
Peak Re appoints Swiss Re’s Victor Kuk as CEO, Franz-Josef Hahn transitions to Special Advisor
24th March 2026
Hong Kong domiciled global reinsurance company, Peak Re, has hired Victor Kuk from Swiss Re to serve as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), taking over from Co-founder Franz-Josef Hahn, who transitions to Special Advisor after leading the firm for more than a decade. Subject to regulatory approval, Kuk will lead ... Read the full article
Ki adds Helen Rios as Active Underwriter for Syndicate 1618
24th March 2026
Algorithmic Lloyd’s digital follow platform, Ki, has appointed Helen Rios as an Active Underwriter for Syndicate 1618, effective March 2026, subject to regulatory approval. In her new role, Rios will report to Mark Allan, Chief Executive Officer of Ki, and join the firm's Executive Committee. Rios transitions into the role having served ... Read the full article
MSIG USA names Matt Thompson as South-Central Region Distribution Leader
23rd March 2026
MSIG USA, a specialty insurance provider offering a range of commercial and personal insurance solutions, has appointed Matt Thompson as South-Central Region Distribution Leader. In this role, Thompson will drive growth and strategic initiatives across Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas, reporting to Joseph Fitzpatrick, Head of Distribution for MSIG USA. Thompson ... Read the full article
Chubb appoints new heads of Property and Casualty in Overseas General division
23rd March 2026
Global property and casualty insurer Chubb has announced two leadership appointments within its Overseas General (COG) division: Ben McGregor as Senior Vice President, Head of Commercial Insurance Property, and Alex Forman as Senior Vice President, Head of Commercial Insurance Casualty. The two executives immediately assume their new roles, and will report ... Read the full article
Scott Kreuzer joins PartnerRe as CEO P&C Americas
23rd March 2026
Bermuda-based reinsurer PartnerRe has announced the appointment of Scott Kreuzer, formerly of Aspen Insurance Group, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of P&C Americas. Kreuzer brings close to three decades of industry experience to the role, where he will be responsible for leading the company’s property and casualty operations across the region. Jon ... Read the full article
Berkley Insurance Asia announces key leadership moves within its Marine team
23rd March 2026
Berkley Insurance Asia has announced the appointment of Kenneth Cheong as Head of Marine, Asia, taking over the role from Lee Ju-Ann, effective 1 April 2026. As part of the leadership developments within Berkley Insurance Asia Marine team, Lee Ju-Ann will be taking on a newly created Senior advisory and Talent ... Read the full article
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