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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.
Dean Galligan joins Swiss Re as Head of Transactions for Life & Health Re
3rd August 2026
Dean Galligan has joined global reinsurer Swiss Re as Head of Transactions, Life & Health Reinsurance, taking on responsibility for developing and delivering capital, risk transfer, and strategic transaction solutions for clients. The executive brings over 25 years of industry experience, having worked across insurance, capital markets and asset management, partnering ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re appoints Luc Morement MD, Facultative, APAC
3rd August 2026
Gallagher Re, the global reinsurance broking and advisory business of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has announced the appointment of Luc Morement as Managing Director, Facultative, APAC. Morement brings extensive regional experience in facultative reinsurance and a strong track record of working with clients and market partners across Asia-Pacific. In his new ... Read the full article
mea appoints Fernando Villar as Managing Director, EMEA Strategic Accounts
3rd August 2026
mea, an AI-native technology company built specifically for the global insurance and reinsurance industry, has announced the appointment of Fernando Villar as Managing Director, EMEA Strategic Accounts. In his new role, Villar will lead senior client engagement and strategic account development across insurers, reinsurers, brokers and MGAs. He will focus on identifying ... Read the full article
Timothy Powell to lead Relm’s Asia Pacific expansion
3rd August 2026
Relm Insurance, a specialty insurance carrier, has announced the appointment of Timothy Powell as Head of Asia Pacific and Global Head of Underwriting Performance. Based in Sydney, Powell will lead Relm’s expansion across Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong, with New Zealand, Southeast Asia and mainland China representing natural extensions of that ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re appoints Hans Groot as Executive Director, EMEA
31st July 2026
Gallagher Re, the global reinsurance broking and advisory business of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has announced the appointment of Hans Groot as Executive Director, EMEA, effective 3 August 2026. In his new role, Groot will work with the local team to develop new business opportunities in the Netherlands and across ... Read the full article
Moede to succeed Goodwin as President of Berkley Risk
31st July 2026
Insurance holding company W. R. Berkley Corporation has announced the appointment of Christopher L. Moede as President of Berkley Risk. He will be succeeding John (Jack) M. Goodwin, who has been named chairman of the business. The appointments are effective immediately. Moede brings over two decades of effective leadership experience in the ... Read the full article
LMA adds several new members to its Chief Underwriting Officers’ Committee
31st July 2026
The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA), the body representing the interests of managing agents and Lloyd’s brokers, has added new members to its Chief Underwriting Officers’ Committee (CUOC), the senior underwriting committee representing the Lloyd’s market. The new members have been selected following a rigorous process led by the LMA Nominations and ... Read the full article
AXIS appoints Jennifer Davies as Active Underwriter for Lloyd’s Syndicate 1686
31st July 2026
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, a Bermuda-based global specialty insurer and reinsurer providing insurance and reinsurance solutions, has announced the appointment of Jennifer Davies as Active Underwriter for AXIS Syndicate 1686. Davies will oversee the underwriting and related business activities of Syndicate 1686, succeeding Toby Read. AXIS confirmed that Read will retain ... Read the full article
SEADRIF appoints Xinmei Zheng as COO
30th July 2026
SEADRIF Insurance Company, a Singapore-based insurer, has announced the appointment of Xinmei Zheng as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Zheng brings close to two decades of experience in the non-life insurance and reinsurance sectors, along with extensive knowledge of the Southeast Asian market. Her global and regional insights are further enhanced by her ... Read the full article
Hobern to succeed Lucas as MS Amlin Chief Actuary
30th July 2026
MS Amlin, the Lloyd's global (re)insurer, has announced two new senior appointments: Laura Hobern as Chief Actuary, succeeding Paul Lucas, who has been named Underwriting Portfolio Director, a newly created role. Hobern will be joining the company in Q4 2026, subject to regulatory approval, and will be ... Read the full article
AXIS Capital adds Rahil Jogani to newly created role as Head of Technology & AI Strategy
30th July 2026
Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has appointed Rahil Jogani to the newly created role of Head of Technology & Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy, based in the New York office. In his new role, Jogani will report to Ann Haugh, Group Chief Operations Officer, AXIS Capital. Additionally, his remit includes ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets announces risk engineering appointments
30th July 2026
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced a series of risk engineering appointments in energy, power, and construction across the UK and MENA. Richard Mundy has been named Principal Risk Engineer – Energy. Based in London, he will be responsible for managing an expanding global client ... Read the full article
Consilium Singapore gets broking license, adds Compton to Cedent Fac team
30th July 2026
Global specialty re/insurance broker Consilium has appointed Ben Compton as Associate Partner to its Cedent Facultative Risk Solutions team in Singapore, which has been granted its broking license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Compton brings over a decade of worth of experience, having most recently served as Vice ... Read the full article
Praxis names Ross Bowie as CEO
29th July 2026
Praxis Reciprocal Exchange, a Florida-domiciled reciprocal exchange home insurer, has announced the appointment of Ross Bowie as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Bowie will also serve as Chief Executive Officer of PRE Risk Management, the attorney-in-fact for Praxis Reciprocal Exchange. Launched in 2025, Praxis has since completed multiple successful takeouts and built a ... Read the full article
Lynn Serpico named as Marsh’s MD, Client Engagement
29th July 2026
Industry veteran Lynn Serpico has been appointed Managing Director, Client Engagement at Marsh, a risk advisory, insurance broking and reinsurance services firm. Serpico brings with her more than three decades of industry experience, rejoining Marsh after nearly 17 years at Aon. Throughout her career, she has built a reputation for transformational leadership ... Read the full article
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