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Topsail Re announces Senior Underwriting promotion and CIO appointment
7th April 2026
Topsail Re, a reinsurance company, has confirmed the promotion of Michael Swartz to Senior Vice President, Underwriting, and the appointment of Jason Callaway as Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President, joining the firm’s Executive Team. Michael Swartz, who has been with the organisation for more than two and a half ... Read the full article
Topsail Re joins Mutual Re’s ownership group
29th December 2025
Cayman Islands domiciled reinsurance company, Topsail Re, will be added to Mutual Re's ownership group effective January 1st, 2026, joining Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Michigan, Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, Motorists Mutual Insurance Company (Encova Mutual Insurance Group), and Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia. Mutual Re is a ... Read the full article
Topsail Re hires Howden Re’s Chris Bilski as SVP of Underwriting
14th February 2025
Chris Bilski has joined Cayman Islands domiciled reinsurer Topsail Re from broker Howden Re as Senior Vice President (SVP) of Underwriting, where he will be responsible for underwriting, marketing, and account management. Bilski joined Topsail Re in February after more than 18 months at reinsurance broker Howden Re as a Managing ... Read the full article
Topsail Re appoints Joel Belliveau and Jessica Hall to senior roles
3rd September 2024
Cayman Islands-based reinsurer Topsail Re has announced the key appointments of Joel Belliveau as Vice President of Analytics and Jessica Hall as Reinsurance Accounting Manager. Belliveau joins Topsail Re from National General Insurance, where he spent nine years, most recently serving as Actuarial Manager. Before that, he worked as a Senior Model ... Read the full article
Swiss Re’s Kanga Ahn joins Topsail Re as VP of Underwriting
15th July 2024
Cayman Islands-based reinsurer Topsail Re has hired industry veteran Kanga Ahn as Vice President of Underwriting. In her new role, Ahn's main responsibilities will include underwriting, marketing and account management. She holds a deep degree of expertise in the treaty reinsurance industry, having worked across the sector for nearly 20 years. She joins ... Read the full article
Industry veteran Ginny Inscore joins Topsail Re as a Reinsurance Accountant
23rd April 2024
Cayman Islands-based reinsurer Topsail Re has hired Ginny Inscore as a Reinsurance Accountant. Overall, she brings 18 years of industry expertise working in the reinsurance field as an Assistant Vice President at Willis Re Inc., towards her new role. During her time at Willis Re, she worked in both accounting and claims, as well ... Read the full article
Bishop Street in joint venture with Topsail Re to advance differentiated MGA platform
27th March 2024
Bishop Street, a RedBird Capital Partners portfolio company, has announced a joint venture with Topsail Re, a privately held reinsurer, to support growth of its differentiated Managing General Agents (MGA) platform. Through this partnership, Topsail Re will be co-investing into Bishop Street which will drive strategic value for MGAs and Program ... Read the full article
Topsail Re appoints Joe Ciriano as IT Director
26th February 2024
Cayman Islands-based reinsurer Topsail Re has announced the appointment of Joe Ciriano, a seasoned IT professional, as its new IT Director. Ciriano started his career as a Member of the Technical Staff at AT&T in 1984, holding positions of increasing responsibility in Software Development, Engineering and Client Support. Most recently, Ciriano served ... Read the full article
Miller named EVP and CSO of Topsail Re and President of Capital Partners unit
21st February 2024
Topsail Re has announced that Christopher Miller has joined as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of Topsail Re, as well as President of Topsail Capital Partners. Miller holds almost 25 years of experience in the industry, with extensive expertise working with specialty (re)insurance carriers, MGAs, and insurtech firms. "Miller brings ... Read the full article
Topsail Re appoints Megan Burik as Actuarial Analyst
18th January 2024
Cayman islands-based reinsurer Topsail Re has announced the appointment of Megan Burik to the role of Actuarial Analyst. Joining form Farmers Insurance, Burik brings over six years of analytical experience to her new role. During her time at Farmers, she held a number of positions most recently as Business Analyst, a role ... Read the full article
Justin Jordan joins Topsail Re as Director of Corporate Finance
25th October 2023
Cayman islands-based reinsurer Topsail Re has announced the appointment of Justin Jordan as Director of Corporate Finance. Jordan joins the reinsurer following over two years at Heritage Life Insurance Company, where he most recently served as Assistant Director of Accounting. During his tenure at Heritage, he focused on financial reporting and ... Read the full article
Topsail Re names Trina Gooch Director of Client Services
3rd October 2023
Topsail Re has announced the appointment of Trina Gooch as Director of Client Services. Topsail Re describes Gooch as a seasoned reinsurance professional who holds over three decades of primary and reinsurance underwriting, management, and regulatory experience in Property and Casualty lines of business. Prior to joining Topsail Re, Gooch was the ... Read the full article
Carol Sorenson joins Topsail Re as Vice President of Analytics
27th September 2023
Topsail Re has announced the appointment of Carol Sorenson as Vice President of Analytics. In the new role, Sorenson's responsibilities will include pricing accounts and providing actuarial and pricing analytics. Before joining Topsail, Sorenson managed a reserve portfolio and team of actuaries in her role as Vice President and Director at Zurich ... Read the full article
Topsail Re names Michael Swartz as VP of Underwriting
20th September 2023
Reinsurer Topsail Re has introduced its newest team member, Michael Swartz, who has assumed the role of Vice President (VP) of Underwriting. With over 22 years of experience in both primary insurance and reinsurance sectors, Swartz brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his new position. Swartz's extensive background encompasses various ... Read the full article
Topsail Re promotes Hubicki to SVP, Underwriting Manager
29th June 2023
Topsail Re, a Cayman islands based reinsurer has promoted Eric Hubicki to Senior Vice President, Underwriting Manager. Since joining the firm in 2020 as SVP, Hubicki has been an integral part of the company, specialising in reinsurance marketing, underwriting and account management. Before he joined Topsail Re, Hubicki spent just under eight ... Read the full article
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