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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.
Chariot Re appoints Reena Pally as Chief Investment Officer
27th August 2025
Chariot Re, a newly established Bermuda-based life and annuity reinsurance company, has appointed Reena Pally as Chief Investment Officer, effective 1st September 2025. Chariot Re launched in 2025 with co-sponsorship from MetLife and General Atlantic. The two firms revealed that Chariot Re has an initial combined equity investment of over ... Read the full article
Beazley promotes Jenny Han to Focus Group Leader, Environmental Liability
27th August 2025
Specialty insurer Beazley has announced the appointment of Jenny Han as Focus Group Leader, Environmental Liability, effective immediately. Han will be based in San Francisco and report to Jerry Sullivan, Head of Professional, Environmental and Mergers & Acquisitions, who commented: “I’ve had the pleasure of working with Jenny over the years, ... Read the full article
Westfield appoints Henning Haagen as Chief Underwriting Officer
27th August 2025
Westfield, a US-based property and casualty insurer, has announced the appointment of Henning Haagen as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective 2nd September 2025. Based in Westfield's New York City office, Haagen will oversee the development and execution of enterprise underwriting strategy, standards, and governance across the company’s global portfolio of personal, ... Read the full article
Debono joins SI Re as Underwriting Manager for Italy and Northern Europe
27th August 2025
Swiss reinsurer SIGNAL IDUNA Reinsurance Ltd (SI Re) has appointed Simone Debono as Underwriting Manager for Italy and Northern Europe. Debono joins SI Re from Helvetia Re, where she spent more than a decade as Senior Underwriter, managing a portfolio across the Nordic countries, Malta, Cyprus, and Greece. Before this, she held ... Read the full article
Lockton appoints Ryan Bond as Head of P&C, Bermuda
27th August 2025
Lockton, a global independent insurance brokerage, has appointed Ryan Bond in the newly created role of Head of Property and Casualty (P&C) for Bermuda, effective September 8th, 2025, based on the island. In his new role, Bond will report to Philip DiMeglio, Managing Director, Lockton Bermuda, and hold overall responsibility for ... Read the full article
Andy Frepp named Interim President of Moody’s Analytics
27th August 2025
Moody’s Corporation has appointed Andy Frepp as Interim President of Moody’s Analytics, effective immediately, succeeding Stephen Tulenko, who has resigned to pursue another opportunity. Most recently, Freep served as the Chief Operating Officer of Moody’s Analytics, a role he has held since January 2024. In the meantime, Moody’s has begun a process ... Read the full article
Jessica Laird promoted to CEO of Nephila Capital as Frank Majors steps back
26th August 2025
Nephila Holdings has announced that Jessica Laird has been promoted to CEO of Nephila Capital, the firm’s flagship catastrophe business, effective immediately, while Frank Majors will step down as Co-CEO of Nephila Holdings at year-end to focus on portfolio construction. Frank Majors co-founded Nephila in 1997 alongside Greg Hagood, and for ... Read the full article
The Hartford hires Stojanovic as head of Enterprise Strategy
26th August 2025
US-based insurer The Hartford has announced the appointment of Vladimir Stojanovic for the newly created role of head of Enterprise Strategy, effective 3 September. In his new role, Stojanovic will oversee trend analysis and competitive intelligence to identify emerging opportunities and disruptive forces shaping the industry. He will work with various teams ... Read the full article
Insurance Advisory Partners names Rinki Melwani as partner
26th August 2025
Insurance Advisory Partners (IAP), a boutique investment banking firm specialising in the insurance sector, has appointed Rinki Melwani as partner, effective 25th August, subject to regulatory approval. Based at IAP’s Lime Street office in London, Melwani will work alongside UK partners Clive Buesnel, Bhaven Pathak, and Benjamin James. Her appointment reinforces ... Read the full article
QBE names Geisler as CEO of South Asia and Bethell as Head of Partnerships, Asia
26th August 2025
Australian insurer QBE has appointed Stephen Geisler as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of South Asia and Ross Bethell as Head of Partnerships for its Asia business. The pair will be based in Singapore and report to Rob Kosova, CEO of QBE Asia. Geisler will take on his new role from September ... Read the full article
Miller names Paul Cumberland Chief Broking Officer
26th August 2025
Independent specialist re/insurance broker Miller has announced the appointment of Paul Cumberland as Chief Broking Officer, a newly created global role. In his new role, Cumberland will report directly to James Hands, Group CEO. He will leverage his 25 years of industry experience to lead Miller’s strategic market engagement, data-driven innovation ... Read the full article
Nick Greggains succeeds Richard Kerr as CEO of Novatae
26th August 2025
Novatae Risk Group, a wholesale insurance brokerage, managing general agency, and program manager, has appointed Nick Greggains as its new Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Richard Kerr, who left the firm effective August 22nd, 2025. Kerr served as CEO of Novatae for nearly three years. He was also Chairman and CEO of ... Read the full article
Intact Insurance appoints Tony Beal as Chief Distribution Officer, US
26th August 2025
Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions, a provider of property and casualty (P&C) and global specialty insurance, has appointed Tony Beal as Chief Distribution Officer for the U.S., effective September 1st, 2025. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, Beal will focus on expanding Intact Insurance’s global specialty footprint and delivering tailored solutions and services to ... Read the full article
Emerald Bay names Moore as CFO & Anyieth as COO
26th August 2025
Collaborative underwriting carrier Emerald Bay Risk Solutions has expanded its leadership team with the appointments of Matthew Moore as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Sarah Anyieth as Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately. Moore has over 15 years of industry experience, most recently serving at Core Specialty as CFO of Insurance ... Read the full article
Clear Group appoints Barbara Duffy as Chief People & Performance Officer
22nd August 2025
Insurance broker Clear Group has appointed Barbara Duffy as Group Chief People & Performance Officer, effective 8th September 2025, and expanded Victoria Gallimore’s responsibilities as Group Chief of Staff. In her new role, Duffy will lead the company’s people and organisational development strategy, ensuring it continues to attract, develop, and retain ... Read the full article
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