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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.
MSIG Asia announces new senior leadership appointments
12th March 2026
MSIG Asia, a general insurer operating across Southeast Asia and part of MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, has announced a number of senior leadership appointments that will take effect on 1 April 2026. Clemens Philippi, currently Chief Executive Officer of MSIG Asia and an Executive Officer of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, will assume ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re appoints Steven Housse as Facultative Reinsurance Leader, NA
12th March 2026
Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the appointment of Steven Housse as Facultative Reinsurance Leader for North America, effective 12th March 2026. In his new role, Housse will lead the company’s facultative strategy across North America and Canada, focusing on individual risks and facultative facilities across property & casualty and ... Read the full article
Devonshire Underwriting names Liria Martinez-Salmon MD to lead Southern Europe expansion
12th March 2026
Devonshire Underwriting, the Managing General Agent (MGA) focused on transactional risk (TR) underwriting, has appointed Liria Martinez-Salmon as Managing Director – Head of Southern Europe. The appointment represents a key step in the firm’s international growth and marks its first hire outside the UK. Based in Madrid, Martinez-Salmon will oversee Devonshire’s ... Read the full article
Starr appoints Danielle An as Head of Financial Lines Singapore & Wholesale Business Asia
12th March 2026
Starr, an insurance and investment organisation, has announced the appointment of Danielle An as Head of Financial Lines, Singapore, and Wholesale Business, Asia. In her new role, An will play a key role in driving Starr’s growth in Financial Lines across Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as in wholesale ... Read the full article
Markel Insurance names Phil Jones as CIO for International Operations
12th March 2026
Markel Insurance, the insurance, reinsurance and investment holding company, has announced the appointment of Phil Jones as Chief Information Officer (CIO), International, effective immediately. In the role, Jones will lead the technology strategy for Markel’s international business. His will shape and deliver the organisation’s technology vision while ensuring systems, data and ... Read the full article
Banyan Risk appoints John Berger, Bob Cox & Andrew Cook to Advisory Board
11th March 2026
Banyan Risk Ltd ("Banyan Risk"), a Bermuda-based specialty Managing General Agent (MGA), has appointed three experienced insurance executives to its Advisory Board. The new members are John Berger, Bob Cox, and Andrew Cook, who collectively bring deep experience across specialty insurance, reinsurance, and global insurance operations, having held senior executive and ... Read the full article
Aon adds Tank & Langley-Poole to Reinsurance Solutions Credit & Financial Risks team
11th March 2026
Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has announced the appointment of Uday Tank and Tom Langley-Poole as brokers within its Reinsurance Solutions Credit and Financial Risks team. Both Tank and Langley-Poole will report to Rupert Evans, International Head of Credit and Financial Risks Reinsurance, and will work with clients and ... Read the full article
The Fidelis Partnership announces underwriting leadership promotions
11th March 2026
The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), a privately-owned managing general underwriter (MGU), has announced several senior promotions, including four new heads of business across specialty lines. The four new heads of business include Grahame Dawson, who has been promoted to Head of D&F – London. He joined TFP in December 2022 and most ... Read the full article
Chubb names Seshadri Iyer to lead Global Operations, Technology & Digital Transformation
11th March 2026
Large US insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Seshadri Iyer as Executive Vice President, Chubb Group, Operations, Technology and Digital Transformation, effective 6th April 2026. Iyer succeeds Julie Dillman, who is retiring on 2nd April after nearly a decade with the company, including serving in her current role since January ... Read the full article
HDI Global appoints David Wilson as Global Head of Claims Energy & Power
11th March 2026
HDI Global, a commercial and specialty lines insurer, has announced the appointment of David Wilson to the newly created role of Global Head of Claims Energy & Power, effective 1st March 2026. Based in London, Wilson will work in a global capacity across HDI’s Energy & Power Unit. He will report ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints Leyla Delic as Chief Technology and AI Officer
11th March 2026
AXA XL, the property, casualty, and specialty risk division of AXA, has announced the appointment of Leyla Delic as Chief Technology and AI Officer. Based in London, Delic will report to Scott Gunter, CEO of AXA XL, and Matthieu Caillat, Group Chief Technology & AI Officer and CEO of AXA Group ... Read the full article
Aon’s Tracy-Lee Kus appointed new chair of LIIBA
11th March 2026
Tracy-Lee Kus, CEO of Aon’s Global Broking Centre, has been appointed chair of the London & International Insurance Brokers’ Association (LIIBA), the representative body for London market insurance brokers. Kus, a 14-year veteran of Aon who has held several senior roles at the firm, succeeds Andy Bragoli of Howden, who has ... Read the full article
Markel names Kristen Dardia as Head of Portfolio Analytics, US & Bermuda
11th March 2026
Markel Insurance, the insurance operation within Markel Group Inc., has appointed Kristen Dardia as Head of Portfolio Analytics, US & Bermuda, based in New York. In her new role, Dardia will lead Markel's advanced analytics, technical pricing, and portfolio management capabilities across the two regions. This appointment aligns with the insurer’s long-term ... Read the full article
DAC Beachcroft expands Miami office with new insurance practice
11th March 2026
International law firm DAC Beachcroft has expanded its footprint in the United States by establishing a new Miami office and new insurance coverage teams in both Miami and Los Angeles. Joel McNabney, Partner and Audrey Goldman, Counsel, have joined the firm in Miami and are experts in insurance and reinsurance, advising ... Read the full article
Generali adds Allianz’s Sun Lei as Deputy Regional Officer, Asia
11th March 2026
Italy-headquartered global insurer Generali has appointed Sun Lei as Deputy Regional Officer, Asia, effective March 9th, 2026, based in Hong Kong. The appointment aligns with the insurer’s goal to capture the region’s long-term potential through the combination of local expertise with global scale, advance sustainable growth, and expand its presence in ... Read the full article
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