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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.
Pacific Life Re hires Febby Mulewa as Head of Underwriting and Claims, Protection, Europe
15th May 2026
Life reinsurer Pacific Life Re has announced the appointment of Febby Mulewa as Head of Underwriting and Claims, Protection, Europe, where she will oversee initiatives aimed at driving sustainable growth and operational excellence across the Protection line of business. Mulewa will collaborate closely with the Pacific Life Re global underwriting and ... Read the full article
Protective Life’s leader Bielen to retire at year-end, Wells to succeed as President and CEO
15th May 2026
Daiichi Life Group's US subsidiary, Protective Life Corporation, has disclosed that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Rich Bielen, is set to retire at the end of 2026 and be succeeded by Paul Wells, currently President & Chief Financial Officer (CFO), as President and CEO, effective January 1st, 2027. Bielen has served ... Read the full article
Santam names Hemant Gulati as Country Head and Principal Officer, GIFT City, India
15th May 2026
Africa’s largest non-life insurer, Santam Group, has appointed Hemant Gulati as Country Head and Principal Officer of its India-based operation at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), India’s first operational greenfield smart city and International Financial Services Centre, subject to regulatory approval. In his new role, Gulati will lead Santam’s ... Read the full article
Malibu Life names Todd D. Shriber as CEO ahead of expansion plans
14th May 2026
Malibu Life, the Cayman Islands-based life insurance and reinsurance group listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker MLHL, has announced the appointment of Todd D. Shriber as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective 20 July 2026. Shriber will take over from Gary Dombowsky, who is stepping down from the ... Read the full article
QBE Re appoints Montassar Cherrak as Regional Head of Middle East and North Africa
14th May 2026
QBE Re, the reinsurance division of global insurance group QBE, has appointed Montassar Cherrak as its Regional Head of Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Based in Dubai, Cherrak will report to Houcine Zouaoui and will oversee QBE Re’s underwriting strategy across the MENA region. The appointment reportedly forms part of the ... Read the full article
Ariel Re names Sammons as Active Underwriter of Syndicate 2006 following Lloyd’s approval
14th May 2026
Ariel Re, a global reinsurance business with offices in Bermuda, London, and Hong Kong, has appointed Richard Sammons as Active Underwriter of Syndicate 2006, following approval from Lloyd’s. In the role, Sammons will lead Syndicate 2006 and help drive Ariel Re’s continued emphasis on underwriting discipline and delivering sustainable returns across ... Read the full article
Price Forbes names Finn Cackett Joint Managing Director, A&H
14th May 2026
Price Forbes, a specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of Finn Cackett as Joint Managing Director, A&H, a London-based role. Cackett, an established figure in the A&H market, will leverage his 30 years of industry experience to develop and execute growth strategies, produce business, and designing new products. He ... Read the full article
Charles Amblard joins Gallagher’s private capital and M&A solutions team in France
14th May 2026
Gallagher has announced the appointment of Charles Amblard as Senior Advisor within the EMEA arm of its global multidisciplinary Private Equity and M&A practice (PEMA). Amblard will be based in France, with responsibilities spanning across Europe, where he will drive new client relationship development and strengthen Gallagher’s footprint among M&A and ... Read the full article
Christian Howell joins Willis Re to help spearhead global life reinsurance entry
14th May 2026
Christian Howell is joining Willis Re, a reinsurance advisory and broking joint venture between Bain Capital (BCIS) and WTW, as a member of the senior team responsible for spearheading its launch into the global life reinsurance sector. Most recently, Howell served at Macquarie Asset Management, where he worked as the Head ... Read the full article
Jimmy Mitchell and Adam Rimmer join Aon’s Global ReSpecialty team
13th May 2026
Global re/insurance broker and risk advisor Aon has announced the appointments of Jimmy Mitchell and Adam Rimmer as brokers in the firm’s Global ReSpecialty team, effective immediately. Mitchell has been named Vice President of Global ReSpecialty, a New York-based role. He will work with clients to structure global treaty portfolios, leveraging ... Read the full article
SCOR Business Solutions appoints Peter Fordham as Head of North American Binders
13th May 2026
SCOR Business Solutions, the large corporate risk insurance arm of global reinsurer SCOR, has announced the appointment of Peter Fordham as Head of North American Binders. Fordham joined the Channel Syndicate, now SCOR Syndicate, in July 2012 as an Underwriting Assistant and has since held increasingly senior roles. Most recently, he served ... Read the full article
Da Costa to lead Markel’s US cyber and tech E&O portfolio
13th May 2026
Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc., has appointed Raphael Da Costa to lead its US cyber and tech E&O portfolio, based in New York. In his new role, as mentioned earlier, Da Costa will oversee Markel's US cyber and tech E&O underwriting strategy, portfolio management and product development. Additionally, he ... Read the full article
Lyndsey Bauer joins Miller as Strategic Delivery Lead, Cyber
13th May 2026
Miller, an independent specialist re/insurance broker, has announced the appointment of Lyndsey Bauer as Strategic Delivery Lead, Cyber, operating across the company’s retail and wholesale platforms. Her primary focus will be managing cyber exposures across various industry verticals and insurance portfolios while creating a more integrated approach to addressing cyber as ... Read the full article
Aon expands global cyber team with senior industry hires
13th May 2026
Aon, the professional services and risk advisory company, has appointed Jason Warmbir, Petra Stojilova and Matt Danielak to its global cyber team as the business looks to further strengthen its cyber risk advisory capabilities. The appointments form part of Aon’s continued focus on supporting clients as cyber threats become more advanced ... Read the full article
Rokstone launches healthcare division and hires Natalie Mauro
13th May 2026
Rokstone, the international specialty re/insurance managing general agent (MGA), has announced the launch of Rokstone Healthcare, a new division focused on the global healthcare market. The platform will target US middle-market and large risks across allied health, social services, and outpatient facilities, excluding hospitals. It will offer multi-line coverage spanning professional, ... Read the full article
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