It is time to get busy on the latest job moves, let’s dive in;
AON
Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, announces that Eric Andersen has transitioned from his role as president to serve as a senior advisor to Greg Case, CEO of Aon, through June 2026. The role of president has been assumed by Case.
Andersen joined Aon with the firm’s acquisition of Minet in 1997 and has played a significant role over the last 28 years in advancing the firm’s Aon United strategy, resulting in positive outcomes for clients, colleagues and shareholders. Most recently as president, Andersen helped bring together Aon’s integrated Risk Capital (Reinsurance and Commercial Risk) and Human Capital (Health, Wealth and Talent) capabilities and operationalize Aon’s 3×3 Plan to go further, faster to serve clients.
PREMIUM CREDIT
As part of Premium Credit’s drive to strengthen its proposition with a series of strategic new hires, Hayley Thomas has joined the business as Head of Business Operations. Hayley will be a member of the Senior leadership team reporting directly to Josie Pileio, Chief Operations & People Officer.
Hayley started her career at KPMG in Management Consulting working on projects in financial services, telecoms and utilities. She has since worked in strategy, transformation and operational senior leadership roles in Australia and the UK for a range of businesses including Qantas, Amazon and most recently Funding Circle.
She has built a breadth of experience and skills that will be critical for Premium Credit’s Operations moving forward, from developing and executing go-to-market strategies for new products to building sustainable operating practices that support growth.
MARSH
Marsh, the world’s leading insurance broker and risk advisor and a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), today announced the appointment of Adam Russell as Head of Global Wholesale, effective immediately. Based in London, Mr. Russell reports to John Donnelly, President, Global Placement, Marsh.
In this role, Mr. Russell has overall responsibility for Marsh’s global wholesale insurance broking operations, which includes portfolio solutions. He will focus on developing Marsh’s global wholesale and facultative business and supporting clients through providing a comprehensive range of capabilities, solutions, and advice.
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL
Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) today announced the appointment of Bennet Li as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Asia, effective immediately. In this role, Bennet will report to Tim Deacon, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Manjit Singh, President of Sun Life Asia.
As CFO for Asia, Bennet will be responsible for aligning Sun Life’s financial strategies, operational processes, and capital allocation across the region. He will focus on driving finance strategic objectives to accelerate growth in Asia and deliver long-term value for shareholders.
Bennet has been interim CFO for Sun Life Asia since September 2024. He joined Sun Life in 2002 and has held various leadership positions across Finance, Actuarial, and Group Benefits and Retirement Services in both Asia and Canada. Most recently, he served as Vice President, Head of Strategic Finance and Country Manager for Mainland China.
EMBROKER
Allianz Commercial has announced that Lara Martiner will become the new Global Head of Alternative Risk Transfer at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS), with effect from April 1, 2025. She succeeds Grant Maxwell, who leaves Allianz at the end of June, and will maintain her current role as CEO of AGCS subsidiary Allianz Risk Transfer AG.
Alternative Risk Transfer is a strategic growth area for Allianz Commercial, with increasing demand from clients looking to complement their traditional risk transfer programs with non-traditional solutions. These include structured insurance, captive fronting, and bespoke risk solutions such as parametrics and sustainable solutions. In 2024, the Alternative Risk Transfer unit underwrote over €2.0 billion in gross written premium including fronting premiums. This underlines that Alternative Risk Transfer is a key contributor to Allianz Commercial’s performance in the market.
ARAG
Leading legal expenses and assistance insurer, ARAG has announced that Nathan Holt will take over as Director of Underwriting, when David Haynes becomes CEO at the start of April.
Holt will assume overall underwriting responsibility for all of ARAG’s before the event (BTE) and after the event (ATE) insurance and assistance products and will join the UK Executive Management Committee.
He has most recently served as ARAG’s Head of BTE and ATE Underwriting, before which he held a succession of underwriting roles at DAS. He brings a great deal of experience to the new position, from a career spanning sales and underwriting roles over almost 25 years, at DAS, Lockton and RSA.
COPLUS
Coplus is delighted to announce the appointment of David Shaw as Sales Director.
From Dublin, Ireland, David brings with him almost three decades of experience in the insurance industry and has worked across both the commercial and personal line of the market.
With a rich background in business development, David is an exciting enhancement to the Coplus leadership team as the company continues its nationwide growth.
IUA
Acrisure Re US, Ltd. (“Acrisure Re”), the re/insurance division of global fintech leader Acrisure, is pleased to announce that Tom Deane has been promoted to Managing Director, Head of Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions, LLC (“ARCAS US”). Deane will lead and serve as the supervisory principal of ARCAS US, continuing to report to Ben Canagaretna, Global Managing Director, Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions, Ltd (“ARCAS”).
In his new role, Deane will collaborate closely with the global team to further strengthen ARCAS’s four core pillars—strategic advisory, insurance-linked strategies, retrospective transactions, and corporate finance. Additionally, he will work in partnership with colleagues across ARCAS, ARCAS US, Acrisure Re, and Acrisure, LLC to support key mandates and advance strategic initiatives that align with the firm’s long-term vision.
HOWDEN
Based out of London, she will join the Marine Cargo team and report directly to Richard Golder, Head of Marine Cargo. Rebecca will be responsible for driving a range of marine underwriting projects and supporting the growth of TMHCCI’s cargo business.
Rebecca brings over a decade of experience to the TMHCCI team and joins from Miller Insurance Services, where she spent four years as a Senior Broker in its Cargo and Stock Throughput division, before being promoted to Cargo Practice Lead.
MARSH
Marsh, the world’s leading insurance broker and risk advisor and a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), today announced the appointment of Amy Barnes as Global Head of Energy & Power, effective immediately. Based in London, Ms. Barnes succeeds and will report to Andrew George, President of Marsh Specialty.
In this role, Ms. Barnes has overall responsibility for driving strategy and innovation for Marsh’s global network of specialist energy and power advisors, risk engineers, and brokers who support clients in understanding, quantifying, and managing risk. She also retains her current responsibilities as Head of Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy, Marsh.
CLOWD9
CLOWD9, the world’s first B Corp certified, cloud-native, decentralized issuer processor, today announced the appointment of Patrick Butler as its new Head of Risk and Governance. This strategic hire underscores CLOWD9’s commitment to ensuring the highest level of governance and a continuing commitment to its values for operating its global payments infrastructure.
Patrick Butler brings over two decades of expertise in banking operations, risk and culture management within regulated industries. He has held senior roles at HSBC, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and Barclays in customer facing, operations and compliance roles. As the founder of Calitor; a consultancy focused on aligning purpose-driven strategy with regulatory environment, Patrick has advised global institutions such as Barclays, NatWest, Natixis and Total Energies to implement cutting edge strategy frameworks that create lasting value from innovative risk management, while pioneering data-driven approaches to enhance operational resilience and ethical decision-making.
CANOPIUS GROUP
Canopius Group, a leading global specialty and P&C (re)insurer, announces the appointment of Candace Steele as Group Risk Director. Candace joined Canopius on 17 March 2025 and will report to Sheldon Lacy, Group Chief Risk Officer.
Candace will be responsible for coordinating Canopius’ risk framework. She will lead the Group Risk function and work in collaboration with the Business Unit CROs to enrich Canopius’ global approach to risk.
Candace brings over 20 years of risk, compliance and regulatory experience in complex global insurance environments. She joins Canopius from CG Insurance where she spent six years as Chief Compliance and Risk Officer for the Group, successfully navigating a period of significant expansion and growth through acquisition.
VOLT
Volt Underwriting, the new MGA formed to support clients active in the energy transition sector, announces that Chris Haines, one of London’s leading underwriters of Ports, Terminals & Logistics risks, has joined the firm to lead its entry into the class.
Haines has spent more than a dozen years underwriting the class, most recently as head of P&T for AIG in London. He was previously Class Underwriter – Ports and Terminals for Skuld.
“Volt was founded on our vision of building an underwriting agency that offers multiple products to support clients in the Energy sector and its immediate supply chain,” said Volt Chief Executive Officer Chris Allison. “Ports and Terminals was always on our road map of new products, and we are delighted to get someone of Chris’ calibre into Volt. This continues our strategy of bringing in best-in-class underwriters with specialist expertise.”
EQUIOM GROUP
Equiom Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Sharon Yam as its new Regional Head of Asia. Sharon will be responsible for driving the strategic growth, operational excellence, and business development of Equiom across the Asia region.
With over 20 years of experience in private wealth, fiduciary, and corporate services, Sharon has held senior leadership and board positions at major financial institutions and asset management firms, including Ocorian, TMF, BNP Paribas Private Bank, and Citigroup. Her expertise spans business transformation, change management, and corporate governance, with a strong focus on delivering tailored solutions to clients worldwide.
DAVIES
Davies, the leading specialist professional services and technology business serving insurance and highly regulated markets, announces the appointment of Stuart Cheers-Berry to the role of delegated authority manager, effective immediately.
His joining marks the launch of Davies’ Delegated Authority Management Service, which will provide specialist support to the fast-growing but increasingly regulated delegated authority market.
Reporting to James Jacob, Director, Market Services, Stuart will oversee the launch and ongoing development of Davies’ Delegated Authority Management Service. He brings extensive market experience to the firm’s insurance services division, having worked in and around the Lloyd’s and London Markets since 1997. He joins from PoloWorks, where he served as delegated underwriting authority controller and before that as technical controller for the same company. He began his career processing claims for several Lloyd’s syndicates, progressing to roles involving binder management, aggregations processing, catastrophe modelling, contract certainty, sanctions checking and delegated authority.
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