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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.
Everest names Lisa Davis as Head of North America Wholesale & Specialty
7th May 2026
Everest Group, Ltd., an underwriting organisation specialising in reinsurance and specialty insurance solutions, has announced the appointment of Lisa Davis as Head of North America, Wholesale & Specialty. In her new position at Everest, Davis will oversee the Company’s North America Wholesale & Specialty operations, including underwriting direction, distribution oversight and ... Read the full article
NormanMax appoints Nick Burkinshaw as Chairman of its Lloyd’s Syndicate 3939 Advisory Board
7th May 2026
US domiciled parametric insurer and reinsurer, NormanMax Insurance Holdings, has appointed Nick Burkinshaw as Chairman of the NormanMax Syndicate 3939 Advisory Board, supporting the firm's pure parametric global syndicate at the specialist Lloyd's marketplace. Burkinshaw is a highly respected underwriting leader in the market, and brings over 30 years of global ... Read the full article
RIQ appoints Antoine Bdadouni as CUO
7th May 2026
RIQ, an AI-native reinsurance platform and subsidiary of International Holding Company (IHC), has appointed Antoine Bdadouni as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO). Launched in June 2025 by global investment company IHC in partnership with BlackRock and Lunate, RIQ is based in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). The platform provides reinsurance solutions across ... Read the full article
AkinovA names Matthew Gilpin as Group Chief Operating Officer
7th May 2026
AkinovA, the technology-led insurance and reinsurance platform focused on increasing access to underwriting capital for large corporate risks, has confirmed the appointment of Matthew Gilpin as Group Chief Operating Officer, effective from 1 May 2026. The appointment comes as AkinovA progresses into a further stage of execution, with the company expanding ... Read the full article
Lockton strengthens Asia leadership with new Malaysia and India CEOs
7th May 2026
Lockton, an independent insurance broker, has strengthened its leadership across Asia, with Nicholas Lee joining Lockton Sime as CEO Designate of Malaysia, while Jaideep Sharma has been appointed CEO of India. In his new role, Lee will work with the team to build on strong foundations and scale a high-performing, client-centric ... Read the full article
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers announces senior promotions at Velocity Risk
6th May 2026
Ryan Specialty, a speciality insurance firm providing distribution, underwriting, product development and risk management services, has announced leadership promotions within its underwriting management arm, Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (RSUM). The changes apply to Velocity Risk Underwriters, a technology-enabled managing general underwriter focused on complex commercial property catastrophe risks. The company has confirmed ... Read the full article
Atrium appoints Naveed Haque as Head of Casualty Reinsurance
6th May 2026
Atrium, a specialty insurer at Lloyd’s, has announced the appointment of Naveed Haque as Head of Casualty Reinsurance. In this role at Atrium, he will be responsible for building and developing the company’s Casualty Reinsurance portfolio, with an emphasis on sustainable growth and disciplined underwriting performance within Atrium’s wider casualty offering. Haque ... Read the full article
MSIG USA names Pat Dougherty as Head of Surety
6th May 2026
MSIG USA, the US insurance subsidiary of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group, has appointed Pat Dougherty as Head of Surety, tasking him with overseeing the strategic direction and expansion of the business, reporting to Dan Riordan, Head of Political Risk and Trade Credit. Dougherty offers close to 20 years of experience in ... Read the full article
Swiss Re names Galligan as Head of Transactions for L&H Re
6th May 2026
Swiss Re has appointed Dean Galligan as Head of Transactions for the Life & Health Reinsurance (L&H Re) Business Unit, effective 1 August 2026. He joins Swiss Re from Phoenix Group, where he served as Chief Capital Officer and was a member of the FTSE 100 Group Executive Committee. Galligan will be ... Read the full article
Zurich names Patrick McBride as Head of International Construction
6th May 2026
Large insurer Zurich Insurance Group has appointed Patrick McBride in the newly created role of Head of International Construction, effective immediately. The role sits within Zurich’s Global Specialty Construction & Surety team. He will relocate to London and report to Kelly Kinzer, Global Head of Construction & Surety. Since 2021, McBride has ... Read the full article
Brannigan Ong appointed Head of Reinsurance, Accident & Health at AIG
6th May 2026
American International Group, Inc., a global insurance and financial services organisation providing property and casualty insurance, life and retirement solutions, and a wide range of commercial and personal insurance products, has appointed Brannigan Ong as Head of Reinsurance, Accident & Health. In this role, Ong will oversee the Accident & Health ... Read the full article
Shamieh in frame for Berkshire insurance leadership as Jain tenure continues
5th May 2026
A report by The Wall Street Journal says Berkshire Hathaway has identified Charlie Shamieh as the likely successor to Ajit Jain, the group’s Vice Chairman of Insurance Operations. Citing people familiar with the matter, WSJ said the timing of the transition remains uncertain, with Shamieh expected to take over leadership of ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re appoints Jun Liu as Head of China Agriculture
5th May 2026
Gallagher Re, a global reinsurance broker and risk advisory firm, has announced the appointment of Jun Liu as Head of China Agriculture, in addition to his current role as Deputy Head of the Beijing team. The executive joined Gallagher Re in 2025 from Datong Insurance, where he served as Deputy Head ... Read the full article
Thomas Buberl reappointed CEO of AXA for four-year term
1st May 2026
Yesterday, at AXA's Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in Paris, shareholders "overwhelmingly" voted in favour of renewing Thomas Buberl's mandate as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the global insurer for a four-year term. Buberl took over as a Director and CEO of AXA on September 1st, 2016, and was reappointed in April 2022 ... Read the full article
Aon strengthens Asia Pacific growth leadership with senior appointments
1st May 2026
Aon, a global professional services firm specialising in risk, retirement and health solutions, has announced three senior appointments within its Asia Pacific Growth team. The move reflects Aon’s continued focus on strengthening its commercial leadership and regional capability across Asia Pacific. The company has appointed Richard Tan, Maggie Hsieh and Michel Muganza ... Read the full article
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