Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), an international specialty insurer, has announced the appointment of Alex Barnes as Departmental Head of Marine & Energy.
Since January 2026, Barnes has led the Marine & Energy department on an interim basis and now takes up the role permanently with immediate effect.
She brings more than 28 years of underwriting and leadership experience to the role and has been at TMK since November 2024.
Prior to joining TMK, Barnes spent 21 years at Beazley, where she built and developed underwriting capability within its energy division across portfolio management, client servicing and technical underwriting.
TMK noted that her appointment reflects the next stage of its long-term investment in its Marine & Energy portfolio, with the firm planning further senior hires in the coming months as it seeks to grow its market presence across all marine and energy lines.
Vivek Syal, Chief Underwriting Officer at TMK, said, “Alex brings deep technical expertise and a strong track record, and her appointment reflects our commitment to building leading market positions across our Marine & Energy underwriting portfolio. We take a long-term view of this business, and we are investing in the talent and capabilities needed to deliver on that.”
Barnes added, “We are building a strong operational foundation across Marine & Energy, strengthening our leadership team and bringing in the specialist talent needed to serve our brokers and clients well. There is real appetite across the business to grow our capabilities here, and I am looking forward to delivering on that over the coming months and years.”
Tobin Ryan, Head of Claims at TMK, said, “At TMK, our leading underwriting and claims teams are built to work together, and that is no different in Marine & Energy. We have been investing in our claims capability alongside the underwriting team, and Alex’s appointment gives us the integrated leadership structure to deliver a genuinely end-to-end service for clients.”
