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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.
AXA XL promotes two leaders within Specialty Team Americas
19th February 2026
AXA XL, the property, casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, has confirmed the advancement of Mikki Williams and Doug Schmude to senior positions within its Specialty Team Americas. The moves are part of the company’s ongoing efforts to reinforce leadership across key specialty businesses in the region. Mikki Williams has been ... Read the full article
Nick Lamparelli appointed Chief Programme Officer at Algorithmic Insurance Services
19th February 2026
Algorithmic Insurance Services, Inc., trading as LIRG, a specialist re/insurance platform focused on building, incubating and scaling managing general underwriters (MGUs) and managing general agents (MGAs) has appointed Nick Lamparelli as its new Chief Programme Officer. In this capacity, Lamparelli will lead the development and expansion of both LIRG-sponsored and third-party ... Read the full article
Former KPMG international tax specialist joins Gallagher’s Private Equity and M&A practice
18th February 2026
Gallagher, a global insurance broking and risk management company, has announced the appointment of Adriana Carvalho Assuncao, a specialist international tax and M&A lawyer, as a Director within its fast-growing Private Equity and M&A practice. Carvalho Assuncao, who is joining Gallagher’s UK-based team of the global practice, brings over ten years ... Read the full article
Swiss Re appoints Anne Lohbeck as Chief Risk Officer for P&C Re
18th February 2026
Zurich-domiciled global reinsurance company Swiss Re has appointed Anne Lohbeck as Chief Risk Officer for P&C Re, effective 1st May 2026. Lohbeck will report to Bernhard Kaufmann, Group Chief Risk Officer, and join the Risk Management Executive Team as well as the P&C Re Executive Committee. In this role, she will be ... Read the full article
Fidelis Insurance promotes O’Donovan to Group Chief Actuary
18th February 2026
Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited, the Bermuda-domiciled re/insurer, has promoted Shane O’Donovan to Group Chief Actuary. In his new role, O’Donovan will continue to report to Jonny Strickle, Group Managing Director, who continues to oversee the actuarial function of the Group. Additionally, he will now oversee actuarial capabilities globally, be responsible for optimising ... Read the full article
BMS launches new Accident & Health division with five senior appointments
18th February 2026
BMS, the independent insurance and reinsurance broker, has confirmed five appointments to its newly formed Accident & Health (A&H) division, based in London. The new team will work alongside BMS’s established A&H relationships, providing solutions across international markets without territorial or client constraints. James Early joined BMS as Managing Director on 9 ... Read the full article
QBE names Santa-Cruz as Europe Technical & Business Performance Manager
18th February 2026
Global insurer QBE has appointed Jesús Prieto Santa-Cruz as the Europe Technical & Business Performance Manager. In his new role, Santa-Cruz will focus on strengthening the insurer’s portfolio management capability across Europe and work closely with portfolio managers and underwriters. Additionally, he will support deeper portfolio segmentation and analysis to optimise underwriting ... Read the full article
MUFG EMEA names Oehm as MD, Head of Insurance Coverage, Financial Institutions
18th February 2026
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc, (MUFG EMEA) has appointed Caroline Oehm as Managing Director (MD), Head of Insurance Coverage, Financial Institutions in EMEA. The move aligns with the firm's commitment to expand its global coverage of the non-banking financial sector. Oehm will report to Matteo Ferrario, Managing Director, Head of Financial Institutions ... Read the full article
Howden Re enhances APAC cat analytics capabilities with new senior appointments
17th February 2026
Global reinsurance broker Howden Re is boosting its catastrophe analytics presence in Asia with two key senior hires: Renuka Janwalker has been appointed as Head of Catastrophe Analytics, Asia, and Ramdeo Gupta joins as Senior Catastrophe Analyst, Asia. These appointments, part of the firm's ongoing expansion across the region, follow a ... Read the full article
Hannover Re adds Ridwaan Patel as CFO, Hannover ReTakaful & Bahrain branch
17th February 2026
Hannover Re has appointed Ridwaan Patel as Chief Financial Officer for Hannover ReTakaful B.S.C. and its Bahrain branch, subject to approval by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB). Most recently, Patel served as the Chief Risk Officer and Head of Compliance and Risk at Hannover ReTakaful B.S.C., positions he has held ... Read the full article
Jane Cheng named VP, Client Solutions, Protection at Pacific Life Re
17th February 2026
Pacific Life Re, a provider of insurance and reinsurance solutions, has appointed Jane Cheng as Vice President, Client Solutions, Protection. In this role, she will lead the Global Client Solutions team, encompassing Business Proposition, Global Enablement, and Marketing. Cheng will focus on advancing proposition development and ensuring a globally aligned approach to ... Read the full article
AXA XL adds Thomas Saive as Head of Underwriting Motor, APAC & Europe
17th February 2026
AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, has appointed Thomas Saive as Head of Underwriting Motor, Asia Pacific (APAC) & Europe, effective March 1st, 2026. In his new role, Saive will oversee the motor insurance underwriting strategy for the two aforementioned business units, and the French market directly, ... Read the full article
Brown & Brown names Dorothea Henderson as Chief Information Technology Officer
17th February 2026
Brown & Brown, Inc., an insurance brokerage and risk management firm, announced that Dorothea Henderson has been appointed as its Chief Information Technology Officer. In this role, she will direct the company’s enterprise technology strategy and oversee efforts to expand digital capabilities and enhance the technology experience for teammates and customers ... Read the full article
Colin Wildey promoted to Chief Risk Officer for Markel International
17th February 2026
Markel Insurance, the insurance operation within Markel Group Inc., has promoted Colin Wildey to Chief Risk Officer for Markel International, subject to regulatory approval. Wildey, who has served as Head of Risk at Markel International since 2022, brings more than a decade of senior risk management experience across the London Market ... Read the full article
Canopius expands Natural Resources team with Nicholas Whettem & Namrata Soni
17th February 2026
Canopius Group, a global specialty and P&C re/insurer, has announced the additions of Nicholas Whettem and Namrata Soni to its newly created Natural Resources team. The re/insurer recently restructured its underwriting capabilities with the formation of a consolidated Natural Resources team, which integrates energy (upstream, midstream, and downstream), heavy industry, ... Read the full article
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