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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.
Howden confirms US retail market entry with appointment of Mike Parrish as US CEO
5th August 2025
Howden, the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has confirmed its entry into the U.S. retail market and has announced that Mike Parrish will lead the operations as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Howden U.S. At the same time, the broker has named Jim Hays as Vice Chairman, Howden Group Holdings, ... Read the full article
Aon appoints Mandy Phan as Head of Production, Treaty for Asia, Reinsurance
5th August 2025
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions, the reinsurance division of global broker Aon, has appointed Mandy Phan as Head of Production, Treaty for Asia. In her new role, Phan will lead treaty business development across Asia, with a particular focus on Southeast Asia. She will be responsible for driving growth, strengthening client partnerships, and ... Read the full article
RMS founder Hemant Shah joins FortressFire’s Board
4th August 2025
FortressFire, a provider of wildfire analytics and property-specific wildfire risk management services, has announced the appointment of Hemant Shah as the company's vice chairman of the board and senior advisor. Shah, considered a pioneering figure in catastrophe modelling and climate risk analytics, is set to bring his innovative perspective to FortressFire's ... Read the full article
Matthew Washington named CEO of Probitas 1492
4th August 2025
Matthew Washington has been appointed CEO of Probitas 1492, a specialist Lloyd’s syndicate focused on property, casualty and specialty re/insurance, owned outright by UK insurer Aviva following its acquisition in mid‑2024. Washington assumes the new role alongside his current position as Managing Director of Aviva's Global Corporate & Specialty (GCS) ... Read the full article
Atrium enters weather and climate insurance market, Byrns to lead new team
4th August 2025
Atrium, a specialty insurance group at Lloyd’s, has entered the weather and climate insurance market with the appointment of weather insurance veteran Dr Ed Byrns as Head of Weather & Climate. Led by Byrns, the Weather and Climate Insurance team will focus on providing non-damage business interruption coverage to large commercial ... Read the full article
Aspen announces new leadership role for international and UK casualty insurance
4th August 2025
Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited has announced the appointment of Ryan Cushway as Head of International and UK Casualty Insurance, a newly established position effective August 1, 2025. Cushway, who joined Aspen in 2017, has held several senior underwriting roles. Since January 2023, he has led the UK Casualty portfolio, consistently producing ... Read the full article
Everest Insurance International appoints James McPartland as Head of Property, Asia
4th August 2025
Everest Insurance International, a division of Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer Everest Group, Ltd., has appointed James McPartland as Head of Property, Asia. McPartland brings over 15 years of industry experience to the role. He joined Everest in January 2024 as a Senior Property Underwriter. Prior to that, he spent more than six ... Read the full article
Aon’s Jeffrey Jones joins Mercury Insurance as Chief Reinsurance Officer
4th August 2025
Jeffrey Jones has joined Mercury Insurance, a property and casualty insurer, as Vice President & Chief Reinsurance Officer, a newly created role, following a 30-year tenure as a reinsurance broker at Aon. The executive’s arrival comes at a time of significant strategic evolution from Mercury, particularly concerning its expanding portfolio and ... Read the full article
QBE expands into Dutch marine insurance market with key appointment
4th August 2025
QBE, an insurer with operations in over 25 countries, has announced the appointment of Paul Peerdeman to lead the launch of its marine insurance portfolio in the Netherlands. The move is part of QBE’s strategy to strengthen its presence in key European markets by offering locally tailored solutions for global trade. Peerdeman ... Read the full article
Aon names Sushant Sarin as Head of Strategy and Commercial Risk Solutions, India
4th August 2025
Aon, a global insurance and reinsurance broker, has appointed Sushant Sarin as Head of Strategy and Commercial Risk Solutions for India, effective immediately, based in Mumbai. Sarin reports to Rishi Mehra, Chief Executive Officer, Aon India, and joins the firm's India Leadership Team. In his new role, Sarin will lead Aon's commercial ... Read the full article
Concert Group announces leadership transition to support strategic growth
4th August 2025
Concert Group Holdings, Inc., a specialised insurance holding company known for providing tailored solutions to programme insurance markets, has introduced a new executive leadership structure aimed at steering the company through its next phase of strategic and profitable expansion. The plan, developed earlier this year, officially goes into effect today, Friday, ... Read the full article
PartnerRe appoints Matthew Doherty as Head of Underwriting Insurance Programs
4th August 2025
PartnerRe, a reinsurer providing capital and risk solutions, has appointed Matthew Doherty as Head of Underwriting Insurance Programs, effective August 1, 2025. In this role, Doherty will oversee underwriting activities related to insurance programs, supporting the company’s ongoing work in this segment of the market. His appointment aligns with PartnerRe’s ongoing efforts ... Read the full article
Gallagher names Aon’s Alistair Lester CEO of Private Equity and M&A, UK & EMEA
1st August 2025
Insurance and reinsurance broking group Gallagher has appointed Alistair Lester as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Private Equity and M&A client practice, leading the firm's existing transactional risks teams in the UK, Europe and the Middle East (EMEA). In the role, Lester will oversee the expansion of the practice to deliver ... Read the full article
Oaktree adds Phil Joubert as MD and Head of APAC Insurance Solutions
1st August 2025
Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (Oaktree), a global asset management firm specialising in alternative investment strategies, has appointed Phil Joubert as Managing Director (MD) and Head of Asia Pacific (APAC) Insurance Solutions. In the new role, he will be based in Hong Kong and report to Greg Halagan, Managing Director and Global ... Read the full article
Edme Insurance Brokers appoints Nitin Firke as Managing Director of Reinsurance
1st August 2025
India's Edme Insurance Brokers Ltd has announced the appointment of Nitin Firke as Managing Director of Reinsurance, where he will work closely with both domestic and international partners to strengthen the broker's position as a trusted reinsurance intermediary, based in Mumbai. In this role, Firke will be responsible for driving innovation, ... Read the full article
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