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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.
Tysers appoints Desmond Cheok as Associate Director, P&C in Singapore
6th August 2025
Tysers, an independent Lloyd’s insurance broker and part of the Australian AUB Group, has announced the appointment of Desmond Cheok as Associate Director, Property & Casualty (P&C), in Singapore. In his new role, Cheok will report to Tim Stokes, Senior Managing Director, P&C. He will be responsible for driving the development ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re hires Lockton Re’s Apostolides as Head of Casualty, NA
5th August 2025
Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the appointment of Emily Apostolides as Head of Casualty, North America (NA). Apostolides has extensive experience in the Property and Casualty (P&C) treaty space, specialising in specialty casualty and financial lines. She has worked with a wide range of clients to develop, design and place ... Read the full article
Amwins appoints Bob Black National Property Practice Leader
5th August 2025
Amwins, a distributor of specialty insurance products and services, has announced the appointment of Bob Black as National Property Practice Leader. Black, who has been with the company for over two decades, will be joining Harry Tucker and Jessica Zuiker in co-leading the practice within Amwins’ Brokerage division. “Bob’s depth of expertise, ... Read the full article
Westfield Specialty appoints Jeff Circuit as Head of US A&H Reinsurance
5th August 2025
Westfield Specialty, a global specialty insurance carrier, has announced the appointment of Jeff Circuit as Head of U.S. Accident & Health (A&H) Reinsurance. In this role, Circuit will lead the growth of Westfield Specialty’s newly launched A&H Reinsurance business in the U.S. and will be based in the company’s Berkeley Heights, ... Read the full article
Aon appoints Jo Ann Jenkins to its Board of Directors
5th August 2025
Aon, a global insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of Jo Ann Jenkins to its Board of Directors, effective August 15th, 2025. Jenkins most recently served as CEO of AARP, a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organisation dedicated to social change and helping people 50 and over to improve the quality ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s hires Stephane Flaquet from Hiscox as Chief Operating Officer
5th August 2025
Lloyd's, the world's oldest insurance and reinsurance marketplace, has named Stephane Flaquet as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), signalling the end of his 15-year tenure at global re/insurer Hiscox. Flaquet joins Lloyd's on September 1st, 2025, and will become a member of the Lloyd's Executive Team, reporting directly to Patrick ... Read the full article
Chubb appoints Michael Babington as Head of Claims, EMEA
5th August 2025
Global insurer Chubb, has announced the appointment of Michael Babington as Head of Claims for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), effective 1 November 2025. Babington succeeds Richard Shanks, who will continue in the role until November. In his new role, based in London, Babington will oversee the strategy and delivery of ... Read the full article
Wayne Ashley named President of Berkley Re UK
5th August 2025
Insurance holding company W. R. Berkley Corporation has announced the appointment of Wayne Ashley as President of Berkley Re UK Limited, effective October 2025, and confirmed that he will take over as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company in 2026. Current CEO of Berkley Re UK, Claire Himmer, will continue ... Read the full article
Finley retires as President of APAC of Starr Insurance, Chen to take over
5th August 2025
Starr Insurance, a provider of commercial property and casualty insurance, has announced the retirement of Phil Finley as the President of Asia Pacific (APAC), and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Thailand. Effective August 1st, 2025, Sean Chen will succeed him as the President of APAC, in addition to his current role ... Read the full article
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
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