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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.
HIVE expands into Political Violence & Terrorism with Stuart Harmer appointment
2nd March 2026
HIVE Underwriters, an independent specialty MGA, has expanded into the Political Violence & Terrorism (PVT) insurance market with the hire of Stuart Harmer as Class Underwriter, PVT. The move marks a further step in HIVE’s evolution into a multi-class specialty MGA, strengthening its knowledge-led underwriting proposition. The expansion into PVT will be ... Read the full article
Munich Re announces leadership transition at Capital Partners unit
2nd March 2026
Munich Re, the global reinsurance and risk management company headquartered in Germany, has announced that Leonie Schubert will assume the role of Global Head of Capital Partners, effective 1 March 2026. From March through June 2026, Schubert will jointly lead the Capital Partners unit alongside August Proebstl, who is set to ... Read the full article
Cynthia Sze to lead Liberty’s unified Hong Kong unit as CEO
2nd March 2026
Liberty, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, a property and casualty insurer, has appointed Cynthia Sze as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Hong Kong, effective May 2026, subject to regulatory approval. Liberty’s Hong Kong entity will be unified following the integration of its operations under a single licence, proposed to go into ... Read the full article
Clear Blue appoints Miles Allkins as EVP, Chief Risk Officer
2nd March 2026
Clear Blue Insurance Group, a US fronting insurance carrier specialising in program business, has appointed Miles Allkins as Executive Vice President (EVP), Chief Risk Officer. In this role, Allkins will lead enterprise risk, pricing governance, capital modelling, actuarial work, and analytics across a multi-line property and casualty platform. He will be focused ... Read the full article
EPIC names Miranda Rodriguez as Head of National Real Estate Practice
2nd March 2026
EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants (EPIC), a national insurance brokerage and consulting firm, has announced the appointment of Miranda Rodriguez as Program Development Leader within its national real estate practice. In this newly created role, Rodriguez will focus on strengthening and scaling EPIC’s real estate practice. She will oversee initiatives spanning ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine Kiln appoints Lauren Storer as Underwriter in Property & Motor Division
2nd March 2026
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), a specialist insurer operating in the London Market, has appointed Lauren Storer as an Underwriter within its Property & Motor division, reporting to Neil Robertson, Divisional Head of Open Market Property. Storer has over 13 years’ experience in underwriting, specialising in Direct & Facultative (D&F) property risks ... Read the full article
Consilium establishes Energy Risk Solutions Division and names Johnny Hilliard as Managing Partner
27th February 2026
Consilium, an independent global specialty re/insurance broker, has confirmed the creation of its Energy Risk Solutions Division and the appointment of Johnny Hilliard as Managing Partner. He will join the firm after completing his current notice period and will be responsible for developing its presence in the international energy insurance market. Hilliard ... Read the full article
Ascot adds Walch-Watson and Gallagher to Board of Directors
27th February 2026
Ascot Group Limited, a global specialty insurance company based in Bermuda, has announced the appointment of Patrice Walch-Watson and Christopher Gallagher to its Board of Directors. Kewsong Lee, Chairman of the Board of Ascot Group Limited, commented on the appointments: "Patrice and Chris are exceptional executives whose combined leadership, insights, and ... Read the full article
Marc Roston joins Hamilton’s Board of Directors
27th February 2026
Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd., a Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Marc Roston to its Board of Directors as a shareholder director by Magnitude Capital, LLC. Roston replaces Hawes Bostic, who has served on the Hamilton Board since 2022 and is currently Chief Investment Officer at Magnitude Capital. Roston ... Read the full article
Swiss Re to nominate former Hannover Re CEO Henchoz to serve as Board member
27th February 2026
Global reinsurer Swiss Re's Board of Directors plans to nominate Jean-Jacques Henchoz, the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of large reinsurer Hannover Re, for election as a new, Non-Executive and Independent member of the Board. The appointment is expected to last for a one-year term. Simultaneously, Larry Zimpleman, who has served ... Read the full article
Gallagher strengthens dispute resolution insurance team with director appointment
27th February 2026
Gallagher, the international insurance broking and risk management firm, has appointed specialist investigations and disputes lawyer Alexandra Carr as a Director in its dispute resolution insurance team, with the team ranking as Band 1 for litigation support by Chambers & Partners. The dispute resolution insurance team operates within Gallagher’s growing multidisciplinary ... Read the full article
Liberty Mutual Re ANZ appoints Casualty Underwriting Manager
27th February 2026
Liberty Mutual Reinsurance (LM Re), the reinsurance division of Liberty Mutual, has appointed John Nicholls as Casualty Underwriting Manager for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). Nicholls joins LM Re from the Sydney office of Liberty Specialty Markets in an internal transfer, reflecting the organisation’s integrated operating model across its global businesses. This ... Read the full article
Christopher Dalrymple appointed Group Chief Legal Officer at Howden
26th February 2026
Howden, the international insurance broking group, today announces the appointment of Christopher Dalrymple as Group Chief Legal Officer, effective 23 March 2026. Dalrymple will support Howden’s growth ambitions, bringing over 25 years of legal leadership across the insurance and financial services sectors, alongside extensive experience in public company governance, private equity, ... Read the full article
Troy Crawford named CUO of American Coastal Insurance Corporation
26th February 2026
American Coastal Insurance Corporation (ACIC), a property and casualty insurance holding company of American Coastal Insurance Company (AmCoastal), has appointed Troy Crawford as its new Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO). In January 2025, Crawford was appointed as the CUO of AmCoastal, overseeing underwriting strategy, risk selection, and portfolio performance across the firm’s ... Read the full article
Starr Companies announces senior claims leadership appointments
26th February 2026
Starr Companies, an insurance and investment organisation providing property, casualty, and specialty coverage worldwide, has announced changes to its senior claims leadership team. David Fitzgerald has been named Chairman of Claims. In this role, he will continue to contribute strategic guidance and oversight to the division. Fitzgerald has led the company’s ... Read the full article
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