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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.
Mark Woods joins CopperPoint as Head of Product
20th March 2026
CopperPoint Insurance Companies, a provider of workers’ compensation and commercial property and casualty insurance solutions, has announced the appointment of Mark Woods as Senior Vice President, Head of Product. In this role, Woods will lead the integration of underwriting product and systems, guide geographic and product expansion strategies, and advance CopperPoint's ... Read the full article
Aon appoints Allianz’s Tomlinson as Head of Alternative Risk Transfer Solutions, EMEA
19th March 2026
Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has announced the appointment of Dan Tomlinson as Head of Alternative Risk Transfer Solutions, EMEA. In his new role, he will work closely with Aon Commercial Risk & Reinsurance to expand Aon ART capability and deliver a full spectrum of risk management products to ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re promotes Tsimaratos and Ntelekos
19th March 2026
Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the promotion of Alkis Tsimaratos to President, International, and Alex Ntelekos to leader of International Products and Practices. In his new role, Tsimaratos will focus on deepening senior client relationships across international markets, matching reinsurance solutions to clients’ evolving needs across Gallagher Re’s International ... Read the full article
Dynamic Reinsurance appoints Valoy Chaudary as Head of Property Large & Complex
19th March 2026
Dynamic Reinsurance, a reinsurance firm specialising in tailored risk transfer solutions, has announced the appointment of Valoy Chaudary as Head of Property Large & Complex Facultative and Primary Layers. In this role, Chaudary will focus on underwriting high-value and technically demanding property risks, as well as structuring large facultative placements. His appointment ... Read the full article
New Dawn Risk names Roma Kanabar as Head of Finance
19th March 2026
Specialist Lloyd’s broker New Dawn Risk has appointed Roma Kanabar as its new Head of Finance, effective immediately, based in London. With the new role, Kanabar will join New Dawn Risk’s senior management team and play a crucial role in providing New Dawn Risk with financial leadership. She has 13 years ... Read the full article
Rokstone announces three key leadership promotions
19th March 2026
Rokstone, an international specialty re/insurance managing general agent (MGA), has announced three new leadership appointments, including Nadine Kearney’s promotion to Chief Underwriting and Risk Officer. Kearney will also join the Rokstone Board as an SMF3 executive director. “This newly created role reflects not just the complexity of our growing business, but also ... Read the full article
Newline Group appoints Christopher Moy as Head of Professional Indemnity
19th March 2026
Newline Group, a specialty insurance provider, has announced the appointment of Christopher Moy as Head of Professional Indemnity. In his new role, Moy will be based in London and will report to Andy Pecover, Chief Underwriting Officer at Newline Group. He brings more than a decade of underwriting experience. Moy joined Newline ... Read the full article
Hitesh Patel joins Pension Insurance Corporation’s Board
19th March 2026
Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC), a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension schemes, has welcomed Hitesh Patel as an independent non-executive director on its Board and the Board of its parent, Pension Insurance Corporation Group Limited (PICG). This announcement follows Athora Holding Ltd’s recently completed acquisition of PICG. Patel will become ... Read the full article
Arrowhead Programs unites professional lines capabilities under new practice group
18th March 2026
Arrowhead Programs, a managing general agency that designs and administers specialty insurance programmes, has launched Arrowhead Professional, a practice group that brings together seven US offices and more than 125 underwriting, claims, and operations specialists under a dedicated leader. Together, these teams managed over $175 million in gross written premium in ... Read the full article
Renew Risk appoints Joshua Macabuag as Chief Executive Officer
18th March 2026
Renew Risk, a specialist provider of analytics focused on risks affecting renewable energy assets, has named Joshua Macabuag OBE FREng as its new Chief Executive Officer. The company develops catastrophe risk models and data tools designed to support the insurance and energy sectors in assessing and managing risks linked to renewable ... Read the full article
Lockton expands EMEA Transaction Liability Team with senior appointments
18th March 2026
Lockton Companies, an insurance brokerage and risk advisory firm, has announced the appointments of Luke Sutton as Chief Commercial Officer (EMEA) and Abbas Juma as Head of Tax (EMEA) in its Transaction Liability (TL) practice. These moves mark a further step in Lockton’s investment in a unified TL platform following the ... Read the full article
ASR appoints Alexander Milne as Director of International Policy and Partnerships
18th March 2026
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the developing-markets-focused re/insurance group, has announced the appointment of Alexander Milne as Director of International Policy and Partnerships. In this role, Milne will lead the development of strategic partnerships with governments, development finance institutions, donors, and philanthropic organisations to support ASR’s initiatives in resilience, climate finance, and ... Read the full article
James River names Kelly Hadiaris as SVP, Underwriting , Excess Casualty
18th March 2026
James River Group Holdings, Inc., a US specialty insurer focused on excess and surplus lines and reinsurance solutions, has announced that Kelly Hadiaris has returned to the firm as Senior Vice President, Underwriting – Excess Casualty. She will lead the Excess Casualty division within the company’s Excess and Surplus (E&S) segment ... Read the full article
AM Specialty Insurance appoints Jamie Micheli as Head of People and Talent
18th March 2026
AM Specialty Insurance Group, a provider of specialty insurance solutions, has announced the appointment of Jamie Micheli as Head of People and Talent for AM Specialty Insurance Company. Micheli brings more than 12 years of HR experience, with a strong background in strategic human resources management. Throughout her career, she has led ... Read the full article
Starr names Igor Di Beo as CEO of Brazil
18th March 2026
Starr, an insurance and investment organisation, has appointed Igor Di Beo as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Brazil, effective 23rd March 2026. Di Beo succeeds Cristina Domingues, who will continue as a member of the Starr Brazil board to help ensure a smooth transition. In a recent LinkedIn post, Starr ... Read the full article
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