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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.
Starr appoints Hassan El Kaissi as SEO & Regional President, Middle East
1st September 2025
Starr Insurance, a provider of commercial property and casualty insurance, has announced the appointment of Hassan El Kaissi as Senior Executive Officer (SEO) & Regional President, Middle East. Based in Dubai, El Kaissi will oversee all lines of business Starr writes across the Middle East. His focus will be on expanding ... Read the full article
Mun named Director, Client Management at Aon Reinsurance Malaysia
29th August 2025
Lin Mun, an executive with over 21 years of extensive experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry, has been appointed as Director, Client Management of Aon Reinsurance Malaysia. With a deep understanding of the market and client needs, Mun will use her expertise, strong professional network and valuable industry insight to ... Read the full article
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers names Ferguson CEO of US Assure
29th August 2025
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (RSUM), the underwriting management division of Ryan Specialty, has announced the appointment of Alan Ferguson as Chief Executive Officer of US Assure, effective September 1, 2025. Ferguson, who will continue to serve as President while assuming the CEO, will succeed Ty Petway, who is retiring after more ... Read the full article
Allianz Trade appoints Tetsushi Kitano as Country Manager for Thailand
29th August 2025
Allianz Trade, a provider of trade credit insurance and part of the Allianz Group, has appointed company veteran, Tetsushi Kitano as Country Manager for Thailand, effective September 1st, 2025. The appointment aligns with Allianz Trade's strategy for Asia Pacific. Kitano, in his new role, will lead the local team after spending ... Read the full article
Ledgebrook Re launches under the leadership of market veterans
29th August 2025
Ledgebrook Inc., a technology-focused provider in the Excess and Surplus Lines insurance sector, has launched Ledgebrook Re, a boutique reinsurance brokerage and advisory firm dedicated to supporting the next generation of insurance innovators. Ledgebrook Re is established as a managing general agent (MGA) and brings a foundation of deep underwriting expertise, ... Read the full article
HDI Global appoints Nikita Tikhonov as Head of Marine Global Risk
29th August 2025
HDI Global, a commercial and specialty lines insurer, has announced the appointment of Nikita Tikhonov as its new Head of Marine Global Risk, effective 1st September, 2025. Based at HDI Global's Hannover, Germany headquarters, Tikhonov will report to Dr. Carsten Schulte, Head of Marine Underwriting. He will oversee a team of ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter names Goodman Chief Client & Growth Officer
28th August 2025
Guy Carpenter, a Marsh McLennan business, has announced the appointment of Jeremy Goodman as Chief Client & Growth Officer, a newly created global role. Based in New York, Goodman will be reporting to Dean Klisura, President & CEO of Guy Carpenter, and will join Guy Carpenter’s Executive Committee. In his new position, ... Read the full article
Talanx expands Stephanie Bode’s role in reinsurance leadership
28th August 2025
Talanx Group, the German insurance and reinsurance group and parent company of HDI Global, has expanded Stephanie Bode’s responsibilities within its Reinsurance division. Bode will continue as Head of Reinsurance at HDI Global while also taking on leadership of the Corporate & Specialty Lines department within Talanx Group Reinsurance, serving in ... Read the full article
Aon appoints Tom Anderson as Head of Professional Services
28th August 2025
Aon, a global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has appointed Tom Anderson as Head of Professional Services, Global Broking Centre (GBC), London. In his new role, Anderson will be responsible for leading and overseeing strategic advisory, operational efficiency, and client service delivery across broking activities for Professional Services in the GBC. He ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re names Xander Georgetti as Executive Director, Specialty Lines UK
28th August 2025
Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the appointment of Xander Georgetti as Executive Director within its Specialty Lines UK team. In his new role, Georgetti will be responsible for the production and placement of Credit, Surety, and Political Risk business, focusing on both UK and global clients. He joins Gallagher Re ... Read the full article
Conduit Re strengthens underwriting team with key promotions and new hire
28th August 2025
Bermuda-based reinsurer Conduit Re has strengthened its underwriting team with the promotion of Angus Hampton to Head of Casualty, the expansion of Peter Kiernan’s role to include broker and client management, and the strategic hire of David Frawley to its specialty team. As Head of Casualty, Hampton will manage Conduit Re’s ... Read the full article
Chariot Re appoints Reena Pally as Chief Investment Officer
27th August 2025
Chariot Re, a newly established Bermuda-based life and annuity reinsurance company, has appointed Reena Pally as Chief Investment Officer, effective 1st September 2025. Chariot Re launched in 2025 with co-sponsorship from MetLife and General Atlantic. The two firms revealed that Chariot Re has an initial combined equity investment of over ... Read the full article
Beazley promotes Jenny Han to Focus Group Leader, Environmental Liability
27th August 2025
Specialty insurer Beazley has announced the appointment of Jenny Han as Focus Group Leader, Environmental Liability, effective immediately. Han will be based in San Francisco and report to Jerry Sullivan, Head of Professional, Environmental and Mergers & Acquisitions, who commented: “I’ve had the pleasure of working with Jenny over the years, ... Read the full article
Westfield appoints Henning Haagen as Chief Underwriting Officer
27th August 2025
Westfield, a US-based property and casualty insurer, has announced the appointment of Henning Haagen as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective 2nd September 2025. Based in Westfield's New York City office, Haagen will oversee the development and execution of enterprise underwriting strategy, standards, and governance across the company’s global portfolio of personal, ... Read the full article
Debono joins SI Re as Underwriting Manager for Italy and Northern Europe
27th August 2025
Swiss reinsurer SIGNAL IDUNA Reinsurance Ltd (SI Re) has appointed Simone Debono as Underwriting Manager for Italy and Northern Europe. Debono joins SI Re from Helvetia Re, where she spent more than a decade as Senior Underwriter, managing a portfolio across the Nordic countries, Malta, Cyprus, and Greece. Before this, she held ... Read the full article
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