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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.
Christopher R. Stella joins Hamilton Select as Chief Claims Officer
19th May 2026
Hamilton Insurance Group has appointed Christopher R. Stella as Chief Claims Officer of Hamilton Select, its primary carrier for domestically placed US excess and surplus (E&S) business. Stella holds over 20 years of property and casualty claims experience, having spent over 18 years with Chubb, serving in a series of claims ... Read the full article
Aon reshapes regional leadership team with senior appointments across EMEA and LatAm
19th May 2026
Aon, the global professional services company focused on risk, health and wealth solutions, has announced a series of leadership changes affecting its EMEA and Latin America (LatAm) operations, including the appointments of Kai-Frank Buechter and Tracy-Lee Kus as co-CEOs for EMEA from 1 June. Under the revised structure, Buechter will ... Read the full article
Nexus Underwriting appoints Chris Bailey as Head of Regional Underwriting Development, Financial Lines
19th May 2026
Nexus Underwriting Limitedm, part of Arrowhead Intermediaries, has confirmed the appointment of Chris Bailey as Head of Regional Underwriting Development – Financial Lines. The company said the appointment forms part of its ongoing strengthening of its financial lines capability. Bailey will be based in Manchester. The move follows Nexus Underwriting’s recent ... Read the full article
FurtherAI names Tom Bradley to lead UK and EU operations
19th May 2026
FurtherAI, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup for insurance, has appointed Tom Bradley to lead its operations in the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU). The move marks a significant step in the firm's international expansion. FurtherAI already works with partners in the UK, and the appointment will enable it ... Read the full article
Laurent Richème to succeed Juergen Cherreck as Global CUO, Property at AXA XL
19th May 2026
Global insurer AXA’s property, casualty and specialty risk division, AXA XL, has appointed Laurent Richème to succeed Juergen Cherreck as Global Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), Property. Cherreck, who has held his current role at the firm since October 2020, is set to retire in July after 21 years of service at ... Read the full article
Argenta appoints Simon Saunders as Unit Head Marine Reinsurance
19th May 2026
Argenta Syndicate Management Ltd, a Lloyd's managing agency, has announced the appointment of Simon Saunders as Unit Head Marine Reinsurance, effective July 2026. In his new role, Saunders will be responsible for underwriting Argenta’s marine reinsurance treaty portfolio, strengthening the business’s position in international markets and building on its established broker ... Read the full article
Aon names Ben Major as Head of Cyber Broking
19th May 2026
Aon, the global professional services firm specialising in risk, retirement and health solutions, has appointed Ben Major as Head of Cyber Broking within the financial lines division of its Global Broking Centre. He brings considerable experience from the London insurance market, having worked across professional and financial lines with a strong ... Read the full article
Markel appoints Sebastian Rice as Head of Global Development, Trade Credit
19th May 2026
Markel Insurance, the insurance operation within Markel Group, has announced the appointment of Sebastian Rice as Head of Global Development – Trade Credit. In his new role, Rice will report to Phil Amlot, Global Head of Trade Credit – International, working closely with him to drive innovative, solution-led underwriting and develop ... Read the full article
Rajesh Laheri to succeed V. Balkrishna as GIC Re CFO
19th May 2026
General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re), the Indian public sector reinsurer, has announced that its Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of V. Balkrishna as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Key Managerial Person. According to the announcement, the executive is retiring under the company’s Voluntary Retirement Scheme of the ... Read the full article
Dominick Hoare to retire at year-end after more than 32 years with Munich Re
18th May 2026
Dominick Hoare, Group Chief Underwriting Officer, Munich Re Specialty, Global Markets and Active Underwriting Syndicate 457, is set to retire at the end of 2026 after more than 32 years of service. Hoare joined Munich Re, one of Europe's big four reinsurance companies, in 1994 and has held various senior underwriting ... Read the full article
Augment Risk appoints Crystal Maragh to Global Parametric Specialty team
18th May 2026
Augment Risk, a reinsurance and capital solutions broker, has confirmed that Crystal Maragh has joined its Global Parametric Specialty division in Miami. In this role, she will focus on supporting growth and delivery across parametric transactions, drawing on her experience in actuarial science, parametric product development and risk analytics as part ... Read the full article
CFC appoints John Howard as Chair of its Board of Directors
18th May 2026
CFC, a specialist insurance provider centred on emerging risks and recognised as a market leader in cyber insurance, has appointed industry veteran John Howard as Chair, subject to regulatory approval. Howard has over three decades of industry experience, including a solid track record in the US specialty, CFC's biggest distribution market ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter appoints Andrew Hare as MD & Head of Growth, APAC
18th May 2026
Global reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter has appointed Andrew Hare as Managing Director and Head of Growth, Asia Pacific. In his new role, Hare will focus on accelerating sustainable, profitable growth across the region by aligning client strategy, market opportunity, and Guy Carpenter’s global capabilities. He is a senior reinsurance and insurance executive ... Read the full article
Howden Re expands Swiss operations and leadership structure across DACH region
18th May 2026
Howden Re, the reinsurance, capital markets and strategic advisory division of Howden, has announced further changes to its Swiss platform and leadership team as the company continues to strengthen its presence across Europe. The company said Switzerland remains a strategically important market and highlighted its ongoing efforts to build on the ... Read the full article
OdysseyRe appoints Gromellon and Serres as Co-CUOs, EMEA
18th May 2026
Odyssey Reinsurance Company (OdysseyRe), the property and casualty reinsurance arm of Odyssey Group Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, has appointed Tegwen Gromellon and Anne-Claire Serres as Co-Chief Underwriting Officers (CUO) of its Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA) division, effective July 1st, 2026. The pair take over ... Read the full article
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