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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.
Efe Tokmen joins Gallagher Re as Head of Structured, UK Capital Solutions
13th January 2026
Efe Tokmen has joined global reinsurance brokerage Gallagher Re as Head of Structured, UK Capital Solutions, Reinsurance News has learned. In his new role, Tokmen will focus on driving strategy and delivering bespoke capital solutions tailored to clients’ needs. He will report to Michel Buker, Chairman of UK Capital Solutions at Gallagher ... Read the full article
Willis announces senior leadership appointments in Asia
13th January 2026
Insurance broker Willis, a WTW business, has made four senior leadership appointments in Asia to support the ongoing growth and expansion of its specialty businesses in the region. Effective immediately, Nicki Tilney is Head of Natural Resources, Iris Chan has been named Head of Construction, Sui Jin Wong Deputy Head of ... Read the full article
SCOR appoints regional leaders for Cedant Facultative Reinsurance business
12th January 2026
SCOR, the Paris-headquartered global reinsurance company, has announced the appointment of three senior leaders to head its Cedant Facultative Reinsurance business in North America, Europe, and Latin America. All three leaders report to Julia Willberg, Global Head of Cedant Facultative Reinsurance, who is based in SCOR’s London office. Andrea Baer has been ... Read the full article
Lockton appoints Helene Fisher as Managing Director, US Market Engagement
12th January 2026
Lockton, an independent insurance broker, has announced the appointment of Helene Fisher as Managing Director, U.S. Market Engagement. In her new role, Fisher will focus on deepening insurer relationships and strengthening collaboration across Lockton’s regional teams, product lines, and industry practices. Leveraging data-driven insights and strong market relationships, she will help Lockton’s ... Read the full article
Elizabeth Wooliston becomes Artificial Lab’s Chief of Markets
12th January 2026
Artificial Labs, a provider of digital broking and underwriting technology, has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Wooliston as Chief of Markets, effective immediately. Wooliston will leverage her 30-year career in the insurance and reinsurance market to oversee market engagement, and work with Artificial’s partners to effectively deploy the company’s Smart Underwriting ... Read the full article
Jason Mandera named CEO of Marsh McLennan Indonesia
12th January 2026
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Marsh Asia has appointed Jason Mandera as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Marsh McLennan Indonesia, effective January 1st, 2026. Mandera has served with Marsh for over 16 years, most recently as the President Director. Prior to this, he served as the Head of Specialty and Placement ... Read the full article
Kun Huang named CEO of Hannover Re’s Shanghai branch
12th January 2026
Global reinsurer Hannover Re has announced the appointment of Kun Huang as Chief Executive Officer of its Shanghai Branch. Huang joins Hannover Re from Chaucer, where he spent the past six years, most recently serving as Chief Liaison Officer. Prior to that, he served as Managing Director at China Re Underwriting Agency ... Read the full article
Novatae names Walter Juergens as CFO
12th January 2026
Novatae Risk Group, a wholesale insurance brokerage, managing general agency, and program manager, has announced the appointment of Walter Juergens as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In his new role, Juergens will oversee the entirety of Novatae’s financial management. His responsibilities include driving a strategic financial mindset and implementing change ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re hires Aon’s Georgina Meyer as Exec Dir, UK Property
12th January 2026
Global reinsurance brokerage Gallagher Re has announced the appointment of Georgina Meyer as Executive Director, UK Property. Meyer joins the firm with over two decades of experience in the reinsurance industry, specialising in catastrophe reinsurance and retrocession. Throughout her career she has built a strong track record, successfully managing complex retrocession placements ... Read the full article
Specialist Risk Group appoints Richard Gurney as Head of Specialty
9th January 2026
Specialist Risk Group (SRG), an insurance intermediary backed by Warburg Pincus and Temasek, has announced the appointment of Richard Gurney to the newly created role of Head of Specialty. The new leadership position is designed to accelerate the build-out of SRG’s international specialty proposition. In this role, Gurney joins the Group Executive ... Read the full article
Aon Japan obtains insurance broker license & establishes corporate brokerage division
9th January 2026
Aon Solutions Japan Co., Ltd. has announced that it has obtained an insurance broker licence and established a corporate brokerage division, alongside a number of senior appointments. Aon said the new division will provide insurance programmes and services primarily to large companies with global operations, comparing and negotiating with multiple insurers ... Read the full article
Grayson Poole promoted to Chief Product Officer for mea Platform
9th January 2026
mea Platform, a company specialising in AI solutions for the re/insurance industry, has announced the promotion of Grayson Poole to Chief Product Officer. mea builds deployment-ready AI products automating complex, time-intensive operation workflows. Grayson’s promotion reflects his critical role in shaping the platform, driving client outcomes, and translating product vision into ... Read the full article
Gallagher appoints McLaverty and Holmes to UK&I office leadership roles
9th January 2026
Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Gallagher has announced key leadership changes in its UK & Ireland Retail office network. Michael McLaverty was appointed as Head of Office for the firm’s Belfast office on 1st January 2026. He succeeds Shane Matthews, who is moving into an Account Director role focused on ... Read the full article
Willis Re adds Megan Hart to strengthen catastrophe and climate risk analytics
9th January 2026
Willis Re, a specialised reinsurance broker, has announced the addition of Megan Hart to strengthen its reinsurance analytics capabilities across catastrophe and climate risk management. Hart brings more than 12 years of industry experience in reinsurance analytics, with deep expertise in catastrophe risk and climate risk management. She began her career with ... Read the full article
Helios promotes Jen Tan to CUO
9th January 2026
Helios Underwriting plc has promoted Jen Tan to Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), with the task of overseeing portfolio underwriting strategy, syndicate capacity allocation, and the ongoing management of the firm’s underwriting portfolio. Tan joined Helios in October 2023 and most recently served as Head of Portfolio Strategy, with responsibility for portfolio ... Read the full article
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