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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.
HDI’s Stephanie Ogden to lead Munich Re Syndicate Limited
8th January 2026
Munich Re Specialty - Global Markets, Syndicate (Munich Re Syndicate Limited), the managing agent of Syndicate 457, has announced the appointment of Stephanie Ogden to lead the organisation, effective 1st March 2026. Ogden will be succeeding Thomas Artmann, who has led the Syndicate ahead of his retirement. In her new role, she ... Read the full article
Pacific Life Re names Swiss Re’s Jia Yi Tan as Global CUO and Claims Officer
8th January 2026
Life and health reinsurer Pacific Life Re has appointed Jia Yi Tan as its new Claims and Global Chief Underwriting (CUO), based in Singapore. In her new role, Tan succeeds Andrew Doran, who has been promoted as Chief Executive Officer of UnderwriteMe, the Insurtech subsidiary of Pacific Life Re. Her appointment underscores ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s Market Association appoints Bellamy as Underwriting Director
8th January 2026
The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA), the body representing the interests of managing agents and Lloyd’s brokers, has appointed Matthew Bellamy as Underwriting Director, who will join the body in late 2026. In his new role, Bellamy will report to Sheila Cameron, Chief Executive Officer, LMA, and lead the LMA’s Underwriting team. Additionally, ... Read the full article
Price Forbes appoints Dick Heath as Head of Reinsurance & Wholesale, Singapore
8th January 2026
Global specialty broker Price Forbes has announced the appointment of Dick Heath as Head of Reinsurance and Wholesale, Singapore, effective immediately. In his new role, Heath will be responsible for leading and developing Price Forbes’ reinsurance and wholesale proposition across its Singapore platform, maximising growth opportunities and supporting the evolving needs ... Read the full article
Simon Hunt to serve as HDI’s interim CEO, Ger Twomey named interim CFO
8th January 2026
HDI Global has appointed Simon Hunt, its current Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for HDI Global UK & Ireland, as interim Chief Executive Officer, while Ger Twomey will serve as interim CFO. The two appointments are effective February 1st, 2026 and subject to regulatory approvals. These follow the departure of Stephanie Ogden, ... Read the full article
Verisk names Tim Rayner as CEO of General Insurance for UK&I and SBS
8th January 2026
Verisk, a global data analytics and technology provider to the insurance industry, has announced the expansion of Tim Rayner’s responsibilities to include leadership of its underwriting and claims businesses in the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as its global Life, Health and Travel business. In addition, Rayner will continue to ... Read the full article
Paolo Ghirri promoted to CEO of Munich Re Italia
8th January 2026
Munich Re has appointed Paolo Ghirri as Chief Executive Officer of Munich Re Italia, effective 1 January 2026. Ghirri, who has been with Munich Re Italia for over 35 years, has built a career marked by continuous growth and positions of increasing responsibility, including important roles outside the company. The role of ... Read the full article
Justin Keith to lead expansion of Ascot’s US treaty reinsurance offerings
8th January 2026
Global specialty insurer and reinsurer Ascot has appointed Justin Keith, current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ascot Bermuda Limited, to lead the expansion of the firm's treaty reinsurance offerings in the US market. To serve in his new role, Keith will relocate to the US later this year. This leadership transition ... Read the full article
Brett Gillmon appointed U.S. Property Practice Leader for Lockton
8th January 2026
Private insurance broker Lockton has announced the appointment of Brett Gillmon as U.S. Property Practice Leader, an Atlanta-based role. Gillmon will leverage his three decades of industry experience to oversee the strategic direction and continued growth of Lockton’s property offerings across the U.S. He will report to Devin Beresheim, Lockton’s U.S. Risk ... Read the full article
Carbon names Rebecca Ince as Chief Operating Officer
8th January 2026
Carbon Underwriting Limited, a specialist independent managing general underwriter and Lloyd’s Syndicate CBN 4747, has appointed Rebecca Ince as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective January 5th, 2026. In her new role, Ince will oversee all day-to-day operations at Carbon, including the technology, data, operations, compliance, and risk teams. She ... Read the full article
Chubb welcomes Jimaan Sané as Head of Growth, Global Cyber
7th January 2026
Large US insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Jimaan Sané as Head of Growth, Global Cyber, effective immediately. In his new role, Sané will be responsible for overseeing the performance and expansion of Chubb’s global cyber growth strategies. He will also collaborate with global distribution and underwriting teams, to deliver Chubb’s ... Read the full article
Swiss Re’s Paloma Quiroga Arias joins RenRe as SVP, Client Data & Analytics
7th January 2026
RenaissanceRe (RenRe), a global property and casualty reinsurer, has appointed Paloma Quiroga Arias as Senior Vice President (SVP), Client Data & Analytics. Arias brings extensive experience in reinsurance, corporate strategy, research, data analysis, and consulting. She joins RenRe from Swiss Re, where she spent nearly three years serving as Head of Risk ... Read the full article
MS Reinsurance appoints Lutz Honstetter as Chief Investment Officer
7th January 2026
MS Reinsurance (MS Re), a Switzerland-domiciled global reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Lutz Honstetter as Chief Investment Officer (CIO). In his new role, Honstetter will be responsible for shaping the company’s long-term investment strategy. Based in Zurich, he will report directly to Robert Wiest, Chief Executive Officer of MS Re, ... Read the full article
Scott Cobon joins Gallagher Re as Head of Strategic Solutions, Bermuda
7th January 2026
Reinsurance broking and advisory firm Gallagher Re has appointed Scott Cobon as Head of Strategic Solutions in Bermuda. Cobon joins from Artex, Gallagher’s specialist in alternative risk management, captives, and insurance-linked securities, where he earned a reputation for his extensive risk management expertise, sophisticated structuring skills, and broad knowledge of capital ... Read the full article
Carrick Group appoints Smith and Mills to key roles in London and Bermuda
7th January 2026
Carrick Group Limited, a Bermuda-based international non-life legacy insurer, has announced the appointments of Alex Smith as Senior Vice President, Operations, in London, and Aidan Mills as Vice President of M&A, in Bermuda. Smith brings more than 25 years of industry experience. He joins Carrick Group from PoloWorks, where he held ... Read the full article
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