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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.
Hitesh Joshi appointed GIC Re Chairman and Managing Director
17th June 2026
General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re), the Indian public sector reinsurer, has appointed Hitesh Rameshchandra Joshi as Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD), effective June 16th, 2026, a role he had held in an interim capacity since October 1st, 2025. The reinsurer notified the country's Ministry of Finance that the appointment has ... Read the full article
CRC Group appoints Bethany Greenwood as CEO of Underwriting Division
17th June 2026
CRC Group, a specialty insurance distributor, has announced the appointment of experienced insurance and reinsurance professional, Bethany Greenwood, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Underwriting Division. Greenwood joins the role with more than 25 years of leadership experience across the specialty insurance sector, covering brokerage, underwriting and executive management. She was ... Read the full article
Moonrock Insurance strengthens underwriting team with appointment of Alex Seymour
17th June 2026
Moonrock Insurance, a specialist managing general agent (MGA) providing insurance solutions for unmanned aviation, drones and advanced air mobility, has appointed Alex Seymour as Senior Underwriter as the company continues to broaden its underwriting capabilities and support its international growth strategy. Seymour brings more than 30 years of experience in aviation ... Read the full article
Augment Risk adds Brad Livingston as Partner to expand ILS offering
17th June 2026
Augment Risk, a reinsurance and capital solutions broker, has appointed Brad Livingston as Partner to expand its insurance-linked securities (ILS) offering. In his new role, Livingston will be based in Nashville, and report directly to Thad Hall, Head of ILS solutions at the firm. He has over 18 years of industry experience, ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter appoints Connie Tregidga as MD in Global Structured Solutions
16th June 2026
Guy Carpenter, a Marsh business, has announced the appointment of Connie Tregidga as Managing Director within its Global Structured Solutions team. Based in London, she will focus on legacy transactions and sidecar activity, areas that Guy Carpenter identifies as becoming increasingly important within the reinsurance and structured solutions market. Tregidga’s appointment further ... Read the full article
Defne Turkes named President and MD Liberty International Insurance
16th June 2026
Global property and casualty insurer Liberty Mutual Insurance has announced the appointment of Defne Turkes as President and Managing Director (MD) of Liberty International Insurance (LII), the international division of Global Risk Solutions (GRS), effective July 1, 2026. She succeeds Phil Hobbs, who recently moved into the role of President of ... Read the full article
Lockton adds Stéphane Lespérance as CEO of Canadian Retail business
16th June 2026
Lockton, an independent insurance broker, has appointed Stéphane Lespérance as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its new Canadian retail business. The appointment aligns with Lockton's overarching strategy to build a Canadian-led organisation to deliver enhanced, high-level advisory support to Canadian enterprises. It reflects the broker's longstanding work with Canadian clients and ... Read the full article
Price Forbes expands fac capability for MEA region with two senior appointments
16th June 2026
Independent, specialist international wholesale insurance and reinsurance broker Price Forbes has appointed Tarek Semaan as head of facultative, Middle East & Africa, and Anthony Abi Fadel as director, facultative, both of whom will be based in Dubai. Reporting to David Howells, senior executive officer, Price Forbes Dubai, Semaan is tasked with ... Read the full article
McKinsey executive Pradip Patiath joins AXIS Board of Directors
16th June 2026
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has appointed Pradip Patiath, presently a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company and a global leader in the firm’s Financial Services and Technology division, to its Board of Directors. Effective June 15, 2026, Patiath will join AXIS's Board, serving on its Risk and Human Capital and Compensation ... Read the full article
Westfield Specialty launches UK & Europe liability portfolio, led by Keith Knight
16th June 2026
Westfield Specialty International, a specialty insurance provider, has expanded its casualty offering with the launch of a new UK and Europe liability portfolio. The newly established unit will be led by Keith Knight as Class Underwriter, and by Andy Skinner as Deputy Class Underwriter. The UK and Europe liability portfolio will underwrite ... Read the full article
Ariel Re promotes Tim Shreeve to Chief Commercial Officer
16th June 2026
Tim Shreeve has been appointed as Chief Commercial Officer of Ariel Re, tasked with identifying and advancing opportunities for growth across the Bermuda headquartered company. Shreeve joined Ariel Re as Head of Platform Development in 2021, after almost a decade working at Nephila Capital, the insurance-linked securities (ILS) specialist manager. In ... Read the full article
Bill Goldstein to lead CRC Group’s new Risk Solutions Division
16th June 2026
CRC Group, an independent wholesale specialty insurance distributor, has appointed Bill Goldstein as the Head of Strategic Partnerships, Capacity and Capital Solutions, to lead its newly created Risk Solutions Division. Goldstein will manage the firm's newest initiative to develop proprietary capacity, capital partnerships, and alternative risk vehicles. He will also lead the ... Read the full article
BMS’ Bellingham joins Consilium International Casualty Risk Solutions team
16th June 2026
Global specialty re/insurance broker Consilium has announced the appointment of Olivia Bellingham as Partner within its International Casualty Risk Solutions team. Bellingham, who has 12 years of market experience, is joining the company from BMS, where she most recently served as International Life Sciences and Casualty Insurance ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter strengthens Nordic & Baltic team with four senior hires
16th June 2026
Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance broking arm of Marsh, has announced four senior appointments to its Nordic and Baltic team, including Samir Baha as Deputy Chief Executive Officer. Baha brings more than two decades of industry experience. He joins Guy Carpenter from Howden Re, where he most recently served as Managing Director. ... Read the full article
Juan Naveda to lead Dynamic Re as CEO, London
15th June 2026
Dynamic Reinsurance, a firm specialising in tailored reinsurance risk transfer solutions, has appointed Juan Naveda as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), London. Naveda has over three decades of insurance and reinsurance industry experience, and brings extensive expertise and strong relationships across the London market. His experience includes structuring complex reinsurance programs, managing strategic ... Read the full article
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