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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