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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.
Allianz SE announces Board of Management changes ahead of 2027 transition
16th March 2026
Allianz SE, the German multinational financial services and insurance group headquartered in Munich, has announced a series of leadership and portfolio changes within its Board of Management as part of long-term succession planning and organisational development. The changes follow the planned retirement of Klaus-Peter Röhler, who will step down from the ... Read the full article
Incline strengthens executive leadership team
16th March 2026
Incline, an insurance program market services firm, has announced the promotion of Andrew McLennan to Chief Risk Officer, and the appointment of Rob Strickland as Chief Information Officer. "These leadership decisions reflect our focus on building a disciplined, forward-looking organization," said Chris McClellan, Chief Executive Officer of Incline. "Andrew, Cole, and ... Read the full article
Talbot appoints Don Chu as Head of Catastrophe Management
13th March 2026
Talbot Underwriting, an international specialty insurance and reinsurance company and part of AIG, has announced the appointment of Don Chu as Head of Catastrophe Management in London. In his new role, Chu will work closely with teams across the business to support the management of Talbot’s catastrophe risk across all syndicates, ... Read the full article
Gallagher India strengthens liability practice with three leadership appointments
13th March 2026
Gallagher India has strengthened its liability practice with three new leadership appointments, including Mayank Sharma as National Head – Liability. The firm has also named Jyoti Krishnan as Chief Legal Officer and National Head – Liability & Specialty Claims, and Sunny Goel as Strategic Business Leader – Liability & Renewable Energy. Sharma ... Read the full article
Price Forbes Re hires Bruce Ford as Chief Commercial Officer Asia & Head of MGA
13th March 2026
Bruce Ford joined reinsurance broker Price Forbes Re in March 2026 as the firm's Chief Commercial Officer Asia and Head of MGA, following more than two years with specialist re/insurance broker, Miller Insurance Services. In his new role with Price Forbes Re, Ford leads the development of the reinsurance broker's MGA ... Read the full article
Jorge Colomer named CEO of Mapfre Asset Management
13th March 2026
Mapfre, an international insurance company, has announced the appointment of Jorge Colomer as Chief Executive Officer of Mapfre Asset Management (Mapfre AM). Mapfre AM is the asset management arm of Mapfre Group and has more than 30 years of experience managing investments. Headquartered in Spain, Mapfre AM manages over €40 billion ... Read the full article
Ascot appoints Shanelle Burke as US Chief Financial Officer
13th March 2026
Ascot, a global specialty insurance and reinsurance group, has announced the appointment of Shanelle Burke as U.S. Chief Financial Officer. In her new role, Burke will join Ascot’s U.S. leadership team, overseeing finance operations, strategy, capital management, regulatory engagement, and enterprise decision support. She brings more than two decades of insurance industry ... Read the full article
Ariel Re appoints Sompo’s Sierra Dietz as Underwriter, Property Reinsurance
13th March 2026
Global reinsurer Ariel Re has announced the appointment of Sierra Dietz as Underwriter – Property Reinsurance. Dietz brings eight years of industry experience across claims, modelling, and underwriting. She joins Ariel Re after nearly eight years at Sompo, initially working as a Claims Associate before becoming a Junior Catastrophe Modelling Analyst and ... Read the full article
W. R. Berkley names Ryan Miller as President of Berkley Southeast
12th March 2026
W. R. Berkley Corporation, a commercial lines property and casualty insurer and reinsurer, has appointed Ryan Miller as President of Berkley Southeast, effective immediately. Berkley Southeast provides comprehensive commercial insurance solutions for specific industries. Miller has over 25 years of experience in commercial insurance operations, underwriting, and field management in roles of ... Read the full article
MSIG Asia announces new senior leadership appointments
12th March 2026
MSIG Asia, a general insurer operating across Southeast Asia and part of MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, has announced a number of senior leadership appointments that will take effect on 1 April 2026. Clemens Philippi, currently Chief Executive Officer of MSIG Asia and an Executive Officer of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, will assume ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re appoints Steven Housse as Facultative Reinsurance Leader, NA
12th March 2026
Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the appointment of Steven Housse as Facultative Reinsurance Leader for North America, effective 12th March 2026. In his new role, Housse will lead the company’s facultative strategy across North America and Canada, focusing on individual risks and facultative facilities across property & casualty and ... Read the full article
Devonshire Underwriting names Liria Martinez-Salmon MD to lead Southern Europe expansion
12th March 2026
Devonshire Underwriting, the Managing General Agent (MGA) focused on transactional risk (TR) underwriting, has appointed Liria Martinez-Salmon as Managing Director – Head of Southern Europe. The appointment represents a key step in the firm’s international growth and marks its first hire outside the UK. Based in Madrid, Martinez-Salmon will oversee Devonshire’s ... Read the full article
Starr appoints Danielle An as Head of Financial Lines Singapore & Wholesale Business Asia
12th March 2026
Starr, an insurance and investment organisation, has announced the appointment of Danielle An as Head of Financial Lines, Singapore, and Wholesale Business, Asia. In her new role, An will play a key role in driving Starr’s growth in Financial Lines across Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as in wholesale ... Read the full article
Markel Insurance names Phil Jones as CIO for International Operations
12th March 2026
Markel Insurance, the insurance, reinsurance and investment holding company, has announced the appointment of Phil Jones as Chief Information Officer (CIO), International, effective immediately. In the role, Jones will lead the technology strategy for Markel’s international business. His will shape and deliver the organisation’s technology vision while ensuring systems, data and ... Read the full article
Banyan Risk appoints John Berger, Bob Cox & Andrew Cook to Advisory Board
11th March 2026
Banyan Risk Ltd ("Banyan Risk"), a Bermuda-based specialty Managing General Agent (MGA), has appointed three experienced insurance executives to its Advisory Board. The new members are John Berger, Bob Cox, and Andrew Cook, who collectively bring deep experience across specialty insurance, reinsurance, and global insurance operations, having held senior executive and ... Read the full article
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