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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.
QBE NA names Jayne Cunningham as SVP and Environmental Underwriting Leader
30th September 2025
QBE North America, a provider of commercial insurance solutions, has announced the appointment of Jayne Cunningham as Senior Vice President and Environmental Underwriting Leader, reporting to Dan Fortin, President of Specialty Insurance. Based in North Carolina, Cunningham brings over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, including more than 20 ... Read the full article
Insurance Institute of London appoints BMS’ Dudley as its new President
30th September 2025
The Insurance Institute of London, the largest of the Chartered Insurance Institute’s local institutes and a centre for learning and networking within the London market, has confirmed the election of Richard Dudley ACII, Chartered Insurer, as President for the 2025–26 term. Dudley joined BMS in December 2024 and has more than ... Read the full article
Protecdiv promotes Cate DelaCruz to EVP and Head of Analytics
29th September 2025
Protecdiv, an insurance and reinsurance brokerage firm, has announced the promotion of Cate DelaCruz to Executive Vice President and Head of Analytics, effective immediately. In her new position, DelaCruz will be responsible for leading the ongoing development and strategic direction of Protecdiv’s analytics platform. She has also been tasked with overseeing the ... Read the full article
Marlon Williams hired as Senior Broker at AHJ Miller Bermuda
29th September 2025
AHJ Miller, the reinsurance division of Miller and an independent specialist re/insurance broker, has appointed Marlon Williams as Senior Broker in its Bermuda office. Williams brings more than 20 years of industry experience, covering insurance, reinsurance, catastrophe modelling, and international property catastrophe underwriting. He joins from Hiscox Re & ILS, where he ... Read the full article
Aon names Shinji Kuriyama as Enterprise Client Leader, Japan
29th September 2025
Aon, the global insurance and reinsurance broker, has appointed Shinji Kuriyama as Enterprise Client leader, Asia Pacific, in Japan, effective immediately. In his new role, Kuriyama will lead Aon’s relationships globally with its Japanese clients, providing integrated Risk Capital and Human Capital solutions. He will be based in Tokyo and report to ... Read the full article
Alta Signa adds Cédric Denysiak as Country Manager for France
29th September 2025
Alta Signa, a European boutique managing general agent (MGA), has appointed Cédric Denysiak as the Country Manager for France to drive specialty growth, effective October 1st, 2025. The appointment aligns with Alta Signa’s sustainable growth ambitions across specialty lines in one of Europe’s most dynamic markets. Denysiak has over two decades of ... Read the full article
Marsh McLennan’s Chris Lay to succeed Sean McGovern as LMG Chair
29th September 2025
Chris Lay, Chief Executive Officer of Marsh McLennan UK, will become the next Chair of the London Market Group (LMG), succeeding Sean McGovern, Chief Executive of AXA XL Lloyd’s and London Market. McLennan will take over his new position on January 1st, 2026, following McGovern’s departure in December, as he concludes ... Read the full article
MSIG USA Board selects Martin J. Sullivan as Chairman
29th September 2025
MSIG USA, a provider of specialty commercial insurance, has announced the appointment of global insurance industry leader Martin J. Sullivan as Chairman of the Board, marking a new phase in the company's growth strategy. With a career spanning over five decades, Sullivan brings a wealth of experience from some of the ... Read the full article
Aon strengthens commercial risk sales in India with new Regional Heads
26th September 2025
Aon has announced the appointments of Raghav Arora, Prasanna Kumar, and Preeti D'Silva to its commercial risk sales division in India. Raghav Arora has been named Regional Head, Commercial Risk Sales - North, and Head, Asia Global Solutions at Aon India. Arora brings over 21 years of experience in institutional business development, ... Read the full article
Gaspero to lead Chubb’s National Account Segment of Major Accounts Excess Casualty
26th September 2025
Chubb, a global insurer, has announced the appointment of Joe Gaspero as Senior Vice President, National Account Segment Leader of Major Accounts Excess Casualty, effective immediately. In his new role, Gaspero will oversee the growth and development of Chubb's National Account portfolio for Excess Casualty business in the United States. He will ... Read the full article
ICW Group adds Jake Sokol as Head of Excess Casualty
26th September 2025
ICW Group Insurance Companies, a group of property and casualty insurers, has appointed Jake Sokol as Head of Excess Casualty for its newly established specialty products business unit, ICW Specialty. The new business unit includes VerTerra Insurance, ICW Group’s Excess and Surplus lines carrier. In his new role, Sokol will provide strategic ... Read the full article
Swiss Re promotes Pavel Huerta-Uribe to Head of Property Underwriting Globals, APAC
26th September 2025
Reinsurance industry giant Swiss Re has announced the promotion of Pavel Huerta-Uribe to Head of Property Underwriting Globals for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, effective September 15th, 2025. In the role, he succeeds Andy Tran, and will be based in Tokyo, Japan. He is a Swiss Re and re/insurance industry veteran with ... Read the full article
Chris Newman named CEO of ACORD Solutions Group
26th September 2025
Chris Newman has been appointed to lead ACORD Solutions Group (ASG), a provider of digital solutions for the insurance sector, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). ASG was established in 2016 as a strategic extension of ACORD, a nonprofit organisation that develops standards for the insurance industry. Its purpose is to deliver ... Read the full article
Canopius appoints Norm Kimber as Credit & Political Risk Underwriter
25th September 2025
Canopius Group, a global specialty and Property & Casualty re/insurer, has announced the appointment of Norm Kimber as Credit & Political Risk Underwriter, effective in the first quarter of 2026. In his new role, Kimber will help strengthen Canopius’ Credit & Political Risk team and build deeper relationships with export credit ... Read the full article
Aon promotes Leon Walker as Captives Leader, EMEA
25th September 2025
Aon, the global insurance and reinsurance broker, has promoted Leon Walker as Captives Leader for Europe, the Middle East, and Asia (EMEA) effective January 1st, 2026. In his new role, Walker will drive strategy, transformation, and sustainable growth across Aon’s captives business in the EMEA region. He reports to Ciaran Healy, Global ... Read the full article






