Santam Insurance has appointed experienced insurance executive Mr Hemant Gulati as Country Head and, subject to regulatory approval, Principal Officer, of its India based operation at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City).
Swiss Re has appointed Mr Trent Thomson as Head Global Specialty. He succeeds Ms Anne Lohbeck.
Swiss Re has appointed Mr Dean Galligan as Head of Transactions for the Life and Health Reinsurance (L&H Re) Business Unit, effective 1 August 2026.
Aon has appointed Mr Adam Rimmer as a Senior Property Specialty Broker and Mr Jimmy Mitchell as Vice President of Global ReSpecialty.
Miller has appointed Ms Lyndsey Bauer as Strategic Delivery Lead, Cyber. In her new role, she will be responsible for developing a more cohesive, joined-up approach to addressing cyber as a risk factor and managing cyber exposure across insurance portfolios.
Gallagher Re has appointed Mr Russell Hails as Executive Director, Head of MGA Solutions, APAC.
Deutsche Rück has established a new International Growth Markets Division, bringing its recently established international market activities in property and casualty business into closer alignment.
In this edition of the MEIR Dialogue, we speak to Norton Rose Fulbright's Partner and Head of Middle East Insurance Shabnam Karim on the far-reaching impact of the current conflict in the Middle East on the regional and global (re)insurance industry. The ongoing hostilities have created an extraordinarily complex risk environment, and insurers, reinsurers, brokers, and policyholders alike are grappling with a range of coverage, claims, and regulatory challenges that extend well beyond traditional war and terrorism exposures.