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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.
SCOR unveils changes to Executive Committee with Philipp Rüede named Group CFO
14th January 2026
SCOR, the Paris-headquartered global reinsurance company, has promoted Philipp Rüede to Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), taking over from François de Varenne, with new roles also announced for Pilar Santamaria Cases and Laure Forgeron. These changes are part of SCOR's Forward 2026 plan, which is in its final year as the ... Read the full article
Coface appoints Alix McCabe as Chief Strategy Officer, NA
14th January 2026
Coface, a provider of credit insurance and risk management solutions, has announced the appointment of Alix McCabe as Chief Strategy Officer for North America. In her new role, McCabe will guide strategy and growth initiatives across markets, products, and people. Coface said that McCabe’s appointment will play a key role in enhancing ... Read the full article
Robin Matthias to succeed Dirk De Nil as Global Head of Zurich Resilience Solutions
14th January 2026
Robin Matthias has been appointed Global Head of Zurich Resilience Solutions, effective March 1, 2026, taking over the role from Dirk De Nil, who is retiring after more than three decades in the industry. Matthias is set to lead over 1,000 risk experts globally, leveraging his extensive background in consultancy for ... Read the full article
Jose Lazares joins Duck Creek Technologies as CPO
13th January 2026
Duck Creek Technologies, a provider of software solutions for property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance, has announced the appointment of Jose Lazares as Chief Product Officer (CPO). Lazares brings to his new role over two decades of experience building, scaling, and delivering cloud-based software platforms across SaaS, PaaS, and enterprise ... Read the full article
The Baldwin Group appoints CAC’s Paul Sparks to its Board of Directors
13th January 2026
The Baldwin Group, an independent insurance brokerage and advisory firm, has announced the appointment of Paul Sparks, Executive Chairman of CAC Group, to its Board of Directors, effective January 1st 2026. The appointment follows the recently completed merger between The Baldwin Group and specialty insurance brokerage CAC Group, comprising CAC ... Read the full article
QBE appoints Henrik Hansen as senior Life Science underwriter for Nordics
13th January 2026
International business insurer QBE has appointed Henrik Hansen to the newly created role of senior Life Science underwriter in the Nordics. Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, Hansen is in charge of developing QBE’s Pharma-Life Science (PLS) portfolio across the region. The appointment aligns with the insurer's long-term growth plans for the Life ... Read the full article
Markel appoints Preeti Gureja as Chief Risk Officer, US & Bermuda
13th January 2026
Markel Insurance, the insurance division of Markel Group Inc., has announced the appointment of Preeti Gureja as Chief Risk Officer, US & Bermuda. In her new role, Gureja will lead the risk agenda across Markel’s US and Bermuda insurance operations. She will be based in New York and will report to ... Read the full article
Chaucer appoints Les Loh as CEO Singapore and Dan Bryan as Head of Reinsurance APAC
13th January 2026
Global speciality re/insurance group Chaucer has appointed Les Loh as Chief Executive Officer, Singapore, subject to regulatory approval, and Dan Bryan as Head of Reinsurance Asia Pacific, reporting to Loh. Loh will assume his role on 2 March 2026, while Bryan will start in Q2 2026. Loh joins Chaucer from Guy Carpenter, ... Read the full article
Susan Steinhoff named CUO of Hamilton Re
13th January 2026
Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd, a specialty re/insurance company, has promoted Susan Steinhoff to Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of Hamilton Re, its Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance underwriting platform, effective January 1st, 2026. In her new role, Steinhoff will lead underwriting activities across Hamilton Re and report to Adrian Daws, Chief Executive Officer. ... Read the full article
Efe Tokmen joins Gallagher Re as Head of Structured, UK Capital Solutions
13th January 2026
Efe Tokmen has joined global reinsurance brokerage Gallagher Re as Head of Structured, UK Capital Solutions, Reinsurance News has learned. In his new role, Tokmen will focus on driving strategy and delivering bespoke capital solutions tailored to clients’ needs. He will report to Michel Buker, Chairman of UK Capital Solutions at Gallagher ... Read the full article
Willis announces senior leadership appointments in Asia
13th January 2026
Insurance broker Willis, a WTW business, has made four senior leadership appointments in Asia to support the ongoing growth and expansion of its specialty businesses in the region. Effective immediately, Nicki Tilney is Head of Natural Resources, Iris Chan has been named Head of Construction, Sui Jin Wong Deputy Head of ... Read the full article
SCOR appoints regional leaders for Cedant Facultative Reinsurance business
12th January 2026
SCOR, the Paris-headquartered global reinsurance company, has announced the appointment of three senior leaders to head its Cedant Facultative Reinsurance business in North America, Europe, and Latin America. All three leaders report to Julia Willberg, Global Head of Cedant Facultative Reinsurance, who is based in SCOR’s London office. Andrea Baer has been ... Read the full article
Lockton appoints Helene Fisher as Managing Director, US Market Engagement
12th January 2026
Lockton, an independent insurance broker, has announced the appointment of Helene Fisher as Managing Director, U.S. Market Engagement. In her new role, Fisher will focus on deepening insurer relationships and strengthening collaboration across Lockton’s regional teams, product lines, and industry practices. Leveraging data-driven insights and strong market relationships, she will help Lockton’s ... Read the full article
Elizabeth Wooliston becomes Artificial Lab’s Chief of Markets
12th January 2026
Artificial Labs, a provider of digital broking and underwriting technology, has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Wooliston as Chief of Markets, effective immediately. Wooliston will leverage her 30-year career in the insurance and reinsurance market to oversee market engagement, and work with Artificial’s partners to effectively deploy the company’s Smart Underwriting ... Read the full article
Jason Mandera named CEO of Marsh McLennan Indonesia
12th January 2026
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Marsh Asia has appointed Jason Mandera as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Marsh McLennan Indonesia, effective January 1st, 2026. Mandera has served with Marsh for over 16 years, most recently as the President Director. Prior to this, he served as the Head of Specialty and Placement ... Read the full article
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