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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.
SiriusPoint names Sakakeeny as CUO, North America P&C Insurance
29th January 2026
SiriusPoint, a specialty insurer and reinsurer, has appointed John Sakakeeny as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of North America P&C Insurance, effective February 2nd, 2026. In his new role, Sakakeeny will provide strategic leadership to the underwriting and program management teams across SiriusPoint’s North America Insurance business, drive profitable growth, and strengthen ... Read the full article
Kevin Flack joins Dale Underwriting Partners as Head of Portfolio Solutions
29th January 2026
Dale Underwriting Partners, the trading name for Dale Managing Agency Limited’s Lloyd’s Syndicate 1729, has announced the appointment of Kevin Flack to the newly created role of Head of Portfolio Solutions. In this role, Flack will be based in London and will work closely with Dale’s leadership team to drive portfolio ... Read the full article
QBE Re appoints Lian Phua as Head of Credit Reinsurance
29th January 2026
QBE Re, the reinsurance arm of global insurance group QBE, has announced the appointment of Lian Phua as Head of Credit Reinsurance. Based in New York, Phua will report to Salvatore Sama, Executive Director for North America at QBE Re, and work closely with Shane Lawlor, Executive Director and Head of ... Read the full article
Howden names José Ignacio Lathrop as Executive Chair, LatAm
29th January 2026
Howden, a global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has appointed José Ignacio Lathrop as Executive Chair, Howden, Latin America (LatAm). In his new role, Lathrop will use his deep market expertise to guide and support Howden’s business in LatAm, working closely with Sonia Caamaño, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), International Growth Markets, ... Read the full article
Athene appoints Scott Campion as Head of New Markets
29th January 2026
Athene Holding Ltd., a life and retirement reinsurance company majority owned by investor and private equity specialist Apollo Global Management Inc., has appointed Scott Campion as Head of New Markets. In his new role, Campion will focus on expanding Athene’s capabilities into new and adjacent areas. In a recent LinkedIn post, Campion ... Read the full article
Epsom appointed Allspring’s Head of Insurance for its International client group
29th January 2026
Allspring Global Investments, a global asset management company, has announced the appointment of Andrew Epsom as head of Insurance – International, a London-based role. In this newly created position, Epsom will lead Allspring's international (ex-US) insurance strategy, aiming to expand the company's presence in global insurance markets. The executive will also be ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints Jason Billingslea as Head of Energy, E&S
28th January 2026
AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, has announced the appointment of Jason C. Billingslea as Head of Energy, E&S, based in Dallas, Texas. Billingslea, who brings a wealth of experience in E&S Energy, will lead the development and growth of the energy sector team. In this new role, ... Read the full article
KCC adds industry veteran Deanne Nixon as SVP
28th January 2026
Karen Clark & Company (KCC), a provider of catastrophe risk modelling solutions, has appointed industry veteran Deanne Nixon as a Senior Vice President (SVP) in its senior leadership team, based in Jacksonville, Florida. In her new role, Nixon will be working directly with insurers and reinsurers to ensure KCC’s advanced modeling ... Read the full article
R+V Re updates leadership team with three new departments heads
28th January 2026
R+V Re, a German reinsurer and part of the non-listed R+V Versicherung AG, has announced changes in its business leadership, promoting three long-standing employees to head different underwriting departments. These promotions reflect R+V Re’s commitment to developing leadership internally, drawing on their extensive underwriting experience and deep market expertise. Jessica Dear has ... Read the full article
RLI appoints Justin Doss as VP, Personal Lines Underwriting
28th January 2026
RLI Corp., a specialty insurer serving niche property, casualty and surety markets, has announced the appointment of Justin Doss as Vice President, Personal Lines Underwriting. In his new role, Doss will be responsible for leading the underwriting and distribution strategy for RLI’s Personal Lines business. He brings more than 25 years of ... Read the full article
VIG Re names Haushofer MD, APAC and Mathe as Head of Special Markets
28th January 2026
As part of its new strategy, VIG Re has strengthened its client-facing senior leadership team, appointing Marc Haushofer as Managing Director, APAC, and Joachim Mathe as Head of Special Markets. Under the VIGRe28 initiative, the firm has introduced a new client service model that, as Tobias Sonndorfer, CFA, Chairman and ... Read the full article
Roosevelt Road Specialty names James Wrynn as Global Chief Compliance Officer
28th January 2026
Roosevelt Road Specialty, a specialty insurance platform and managing general underwriter within Roosevelt Road Capital Partners, serving construction, habitational real estate, sports, entertainment, and other complex risk sectors, has announced the appointment of James Wrynn as Global Chief Compliance Officer. Wrynn will serve in an enterprise-wide capacity, with responsibility for overseeing ... Read the full article
Emson joins Willis’ International Property Fac GB team
28th January 2026
Grace Emson has joined insurance broker Willis, a WTW business, as a Senior Broker within the International Property Facultative, GB team. The executive brings nearly 15 years of industry experience, with deep expertise in the international property market, client servicing and negotiation. Reporting to Patrick Green, Head of International Facultative, GB, Emson’s ... Read the full article
HIVE expands into marine insurance with Nick Lewis appointment
27th January 2026
HIVE Underwriters, an independent specialty managing general agent (MGA), has expanded into specialty Marine insurance with the appointment of Nick Lewis as Marine Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective July 2026. The launch of Marine marks the next phase in HIVE’s evolution as a multi-line specialty MGA. Under Lewis’ leadership, HIVE will develop ... Read the full article
Novi Underwriters expands management liability offering with Vantage-backed coverage
27th January 2026
Novi Underwriters has welcomed Jason Binette, James Cinque, and Cody Ruggirello to lead its newly launched management liability offering. Novi Underwriters is a full-service managing general underwriter administered by Lockton Affinity, focused on transforming complex challenges into competitive advantages for insurance agencies and carriers. It builds strong relationships with carrier partners to ... Read the full article
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