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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.
Consilium to open new office in Kingston, Jamaica
12th September 2025
Consilium, a speciality re/insurance wholesale broker, has announced plans to establish a new office in Kingston, Jamaica, subject to regulatory approval, with Max Pragnell serving as Managing Partner for the office. The Kingston location is part of Consilium’s ongoing expansion of its international operations. The office will combine local expertise with ... Read the full article
HDI Global names Bob van Alphen as Head of Engineering Underwriting
11th September 2025
HDI Global SE, part of the Talanx Group, has appointed Bob van Alphen to lead one of its two regionally structured Engineering Underwriting teams. He will be based at the company’s headquarters in Hannover and will report to François Périquet, Global Head of Engineering. In his new role, van Alphen will manage ... Read the full article
Jonathan Prinn named Placement Leader at Marsh Specialty UK
11th September 2025
Marsh, a firm providing insurance broking and risk management services, has announced that Jonathan Prinn will take on the role of Placement Leader at Marsh Specialty UK, in addition to his current position as Chief Business Officer, effective immediately. Since joining Marsh earlier this year, Prinn has reportedly been central to ... Read the full article
Sompo boosts Commercial Insurance division with two senior appointments
11th September 2025
Sompo Japan has strengthened its Commercial Insurance division with two senior appointments: Heiko Thienenkamp as Chief Operating Officer, Commercial Business, and Hiroki Ohashi as Head of Financial Lines. Thienenkamp and Ohashi, who both join Sompo from major international carriers and were previously based in Japan, are expected to bring valuable expertise ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets launches integrated third-party division in UK & MENA
11th September 2025
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the launch of a single integrated third-party division, bringing together its financial and professional (FinPro) and casualty operations across the UK and MENA region. The restructuring is designed to align underwriting teams more closely with market developments while enhancing ... Read the full article
Clayden joins Compre as interim global claims director
11th September 2025
Compre Group, the Bermuda-domiciled international specialty reinsurance group, has appointed Dominic Clayden to the newly created role of interim global claims director. Clayden has held senior roles across the industry, including group chief claims officer at QBE, where he managed more than $15bn of reserves across Europe, Lloyd’s, North America and ... Read the full article
BPL names Grahame Chilton as Non-Executive Chairman amid PCP investment
11th September 2025
BPL, an insurance broker focusing on credit and political risk, has named Grahame Chilton (“Chily”) as Non-Executive Chairman. Chily has over 45 years of experience in the insurance industry, including leading roles at Benfield, where he oversaw its sale to Aon for around US $1.25 billion, and founding Capsicum Re, which ... Read the full article
AmTrust appoints Carl Canales as EVP, Head of Field Operations for NA P&C
11th September 2025
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., a global specialty property casualty insurer, has appointed Carl Canales as Executive Vice President (EVP), Head of Field Operations for North American P&C. Based in Boston, Canales will oversee AmTrust’s Field Operations, including distribution strategy, revenue growth, underwriting, and relationship management for the company’s US commercial P&C ... Read the full article
Ryan Specialty adds Aon Re’s Bungert to Board
11th September 2025
Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc., an international specialty insurance firm, has appointed reinsurance industry veteran Michael G. Bungert to its Board of Directors, and as a member of its Compensation and Governance Committee, effective September 3rd, 2025. Bungert was most recently the Chairman of Aon Re Global, retiring from the position in ... Read the full article
Atrium strengthens aviation team with Mark Connellan appointment
10th September 2025
Atrium, a specialty insurance group at Lloyd’s, has announced the appointment of Mark Connellan as Underwriter in its Aviation team. In this role, Connellan will work alongside Bassel Matta, Head of Aviation, strengthening the team’s position in the aviation market, following the recent addition of Rob James as Underwriter. He joins Atrium ... Read the full article
Kettle adds Kaarre as SVP of Underwriting, strengthening wildfire insurance solutions
10th September 2025
Kettle, an AI-enabled re/insurer for commercial property owners in areas affected by catastrophic climate events, has appointed Chris Kaarre as Senior Vice President (SVP) of Underwriting. Kaarre has extensive experience in the insurance industry, having worked in senior roles at Great American, WKFC, Ventus, and CapSpecialty. Her background will contribute to Kettle's ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine Kiln strengthens APAC Special Risks with appointment of Phoebe Liew
10th September 2025
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), a specialist insurer, has named Phoebe Liew as Special Risks Underwriter with a focus on Credit and Political Risk. Based in Singapore, she steps into the role immediately and will report to Cindy Gunawan, Head of Special Risks, Asia Pacific. Liew brings almost ten years of experience in ... Read the full article
Chedid Re appoints Claude Kassab as Head of Asia-Pacific
10th September 2025
Chedid Re, an independent reinsurance broker and part of Chedid Capital, has announced the appointment of Claude Kassab as Head of Asia-Pacific (APAC). In this role, he will be responsible for managing both facultative and treaty operations across the region. Kassab brings over 25 years of experience in the reinsurance industry, having ... Read the full article
Santam names Rob Vetch as CEO & CFO of Syndicate 1918
10th September 2025
South African general insurer Santam has appointed Rob Vetch as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Santam Syndicate 1918. The insurer has appointed a senior executive team to help lead Santam Syndicate 1918, following in principle approval by Lloyd’s in July 2025. Vetch has three decades of global ... Read the full article
Ben Webster named Associate Director at The Centre for Disaster Protection
10th September 2025
The Centre for Disaster Protection, an organisation dedicated to helping countries better prepare for and finance responses to disasters, has announced the appointment of Ben Webster as Associate Director, effective 8 September 2025. Webster joins the Centre from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), where he ... Read the full article
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