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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.
Howden appoints Emma Carpenter as Head of Superyachts, London
13th October 2026
Howden Insurance Brokers Limited has announced the appointment of Emma Carpenter as Head of Superyachts, London. In her new role, Carpenter will lead Howden’s London Superyacht team and join its Global Superyacht Executive Committee, helping to shape the continued development of its international proposition while supporting long-term succession planning. She brings more ... Read the full article
Rising Edge announces new appointments as it accelerates growth and innovation
12th October 2026
Rising Edge Ltd, a specialist managing general agent (MGA) has announced three strategic appointments, Chris Smerald as Chief Actuary, Jessica Stephenson as General Manager, and Tatiana Davanzo as Tax Insurance Underwriter. These appointments enhance Rising Edge’s leadership, underwriting expertise, and technical capabilities, as the firm scales its platform, expands into new ... Read the full article
Howden names Elliot Richardson as CCO
12th October 2026
Global insurance intermediary group Howden has announced the appointment of Elliot Richardson as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), effective immediately. Richardson will report to CEO David Howden and join the Group Executive Committee (GEC), while remaining Executive Chair of Howden Re. The appointment is central to ... Read the full article
Willis Re appoints Zara Fountaine to strengthen its credit, surety and political risk team
12th October 2026
Willis Re, the reinsurance advisory and broking joint venture between Bain Capital (BCIS) and WTW, has welcomed Zara Fountaine to its team, bringing additional expertise in credit, surety and political risk. Fountaine began her career at Lloyd’s of London before training as a direct broker in the Political and Credit Risk ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re appoints Madhavi Gopinathan and Joy Ramirez to facultative team
12th October 2026
Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has expanded its Facultative team with the appointments of Madhavi Gopinathan as Senior Broker, Fac, and Joy Ramirez as Account Specialist, Broker Support, Fac. In her new role, Gopinathan will support Gallagher Re’s clients and contribute to the continued growth of its MEA Facultative business. She brings ... Read the full article
Walker to lead Markel Insurance’s newly launched Chemical, Oil & Gas related Energy Property offering
12th October 2026
Markel Insurance, the insurance operation within Markel Group Inc., has announced the launch of its Chemical, Oil & Gas-related Energy Property (CORE) offering, and the appointment of Candice Walker to Head of First-Party Energy and Michael McClain as Senior Underwriter – Energy. The launch strengthens Markel’s US First-Party Energy ... Read the full article
Ancient Capital appoints Imran Ahmed and Sonya Li to senior investment roles
12th October 2026
Ancient Capital, the wholly owned asset management subsidiary of Ancient Financial, has announced the appointments of Imran Ahmed as Chief Investment Officer and Sonya Li as Managing Director. Both Ahmed and Li will report to Erich Schram, Chief Executive Officer of Ancient Financial and Ancient Capital, and will help lead and ... Read the full article
Jensten names Jaime Swindle as CEO of Product & Distribution
12th October 2026
Jensten, a UK insurance broking and financial services group, has announced the appointment of Jaime Swindle to the newly created role of CEO of Product & Distribution. The role brings product, underwriting and distribution together under one leadership structure and forms a key part of Jensten’s strategy to support continued growth ... Read the full article
KatRisk appoints David Vicary as International Product Lead
9th October 2026
KatRisk, a provider of catastrophic risk modelling software for the insurance and financial services industries, has announced the appointment of David Vicary as International Product Lead. In his new role, Vicary will help drive KatRisk’s technology solutions arm and support the continued development of its product suite and partnerships. He brings experience ... Read the full article
Manulife names Sinéad O’Connor as Chief Actuary
9th October 2026
Manulife, a global financial services company providing insurance, wealth and asset management and retirement solutions, has appointed Sinéad O’Connor as Chief Actuary, with the appointment taking effect on 12 October 2026. O’Connor will report to Phil Witherington, President and Chief Executive Officer of Manulife, and will become a member of the ... Read the full article
Norton joins Liberty Specialty Markets as Supercoverholders Underwriting Manager
9th October 2026
Liberty Specialty Markets (Liberty), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Tressie Norton as Supercoverholders Underwriting Manager, a London-based role. In her new position, Norton will be reporting to Stephen Tompson, Head of Supercoverholders, Delegated Authority Practice. She will be responsible for ... Read the full article
Christina Becht appointed Senior Underwriting Team Leader at CRC Specialty
9th October 2026
CRC Group, an independent wholesale specialty insurance distributor, has appointed Christina Becht as Senior Underwriting Team Leader at CRC Specialty. This appointment aligns with CRC Specialty’s long term plan for continued investment in attracting professionals with strong technical knowledge, diverse industry experience, and a commitment to exceptional service. In her new role, ... Read the full article
Compre promotes Patel to CRO and Ho to Chief Actuary, Pricing
9th October 2026
Compre Group Holdings Limited, the Bermuda-domiciled international specialty reinsurance group, has announced the promotion of Davin Patel to Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and Thuan Ho to Chief Actuary, Pricing. Patel, whose appointment is subject to the necessary governance and regulatory approvals, initially joined Compre as one of ... Read the full article
Lavey to head HDI Global’s newly launched Global Healthcare Solutions
9th October 2026
Corporate & Specialty lines insurer HDI Global (HDI) has expanded its established German medical malpractice business into an international offering with the launch of Global Healthcare Solutions, a new proposition to be led by Colin Lavey. The launch of Global Healthcare Solutions marks the next step in HDI's international expansion, allowing ... Read the full article
Duck Creek names Andy Moss as GM of Underwriting and Lloyd Peters as GM of EMEA
9th October 2026
Duck Creek, an insurance technology provider focused on core systems and digital capabilities for insurers, has appointed Andy Moss as General Manager (GM) of Underwriting and Lloyd Peters as Vice President and General Manager for Europe, the Middle-East, and Africa (EMEA). The appointments follow Duck Creek’s previously announced acquisition of Send ... Read the full article
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