Insurance Executive Moves

EMEA

Allianz

• Ludovic Subran became Group Chief Investment Officer for Allianz in January 2025, succeeding Carsten Quitter, who is retiring. Ludovic Subran will remain as Chief Economist of Allianz SE.

• Mario Skoric has been appointed CEO of Allianz Investment Management SE (AIM), succeeding Claus Stickler, who is retiring.

• Ludovic Subran and Mario Skoric are both Managing Directors and will co-lead AIM. 

• Aymeric Martin has been appointed Chief Risk and Resilience Officer Allianz Commercial, joining the respective management board. He was previously CFO of Allianz Ireland.

• Lara Martiner will become the new Global Head of Alternative Risk Transfer at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty. 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.

Aegon

• Aegon will nominate David Herzog, Lori Fouché and Jay Ralph as new members of its Board of Directors at the company’s AGM in June. David Herzog is envisioned to become Chair, succeeding William Connelly, who will remain on the board as a director. Dona Young will retire from the Board.

Aon

• John Neal has been appointed Global Chairman of Climate Solutions and Global CEO of Reinsurance at Aon, effective after his notice period. He was previously CEO of Lloyd’s of London and earlier Group CEO of QBE.

• Jennifer Richards has been appointed CEO of Asia Pacific at Aon, joining the Aon Executive Committee. She succeeds Anne Corona. 

• Terence Williams has been appointed Head of Commercial Risk Solutions for Asia Pacific. In this capacity, he reports to Joe Peiser, global CEO of Commercial Risk Solutions and Jennifer Richards, CEO of Asia Pacific. He will also join the Asia Pacific Executive Committee and the Global Commercial Risk Leadership Team.

• Nadin Virani joins Aon as Global Head of Corporate Planning & Analytics. He was previously Head of Corporate Planning & Analysis at Broadridge. 

• Michael Neller transitions from Chief Accounting Officer and Global Controller at Aon to Deputy Global Chief People Officer, Total Rewards and Talent Development.

Aviva

• Craig Fazzini-Jones has been appointed Group Chief Operating Officer at Aviva and member of the Group Executive Committee. He was previously COO of Aviva’s Insurance, Wealth, and Retirement business.

AXA

• Gilles Fromageot has been appointed CEO of AXA Morocco and AXA CIMA regions. He was previously Regional Manager for Asia at AXA XL and succeeds Meryem Chami.
• Sylvie Gleises has been appointed Regional CEO of AXA XL Insurance in Asia. She was previously CEO of AXA XL Singapore Insurance and succeeds Gilles Fromageot. 
• AXA XL has appointed Tim Whisler to lead its Wholesale Business in the Americas, reporting to Lucy Pilko, CEO Americas.
• AXA Switzerland announces that Niklas Elser will take over from Thomas Gerber as Head Life & Savings & Health and become a member of the Executive Team. Thomas Gerber will retire.

CNP Assurance

• CNP Assurance appoints Aurore van der Werf as Group Human Resources Director and member of the Executive Committee. 

Lloyd’s

• Lloyd’s CEO John Neal announced his departure from Lloyd’s in 2025, after having been in the post for over six years.

• Lloyd’s appoints Alexandra Cliff as its CFO. Alexandra Cliff joined Lloyd’s as Deputy CFO in 2022 and currently serves on Lloyd’s Executive Committee. She succeeds Burkhard Keese.

• Alexander Baugh has been appointed as an independent nominated member of Lloyd’s Council, Chair of Lloyd’s Risk Committee and a member of Lloyd’s Audit Committee.

• Neil Maidment (the current Chair of Lloyd’s Risk Committee) will be stepping down from Lloyd’s Council at the end of January.

R+V

• Klaus Endres has been appointed as the Head of Operations and IT and will join the management board. Tillmann Lukosch, the current Head of IT, Digitalization, and Processes, will be departing from the organization.

• Volker Buchem has been appointed as the Head of People and Services, a position that also includes membership on the management board. Julia Merkel, the current head, will be leaving the organization.

• Dragica Mischler will occupy the newly established management board position of Head of Finance and Risk.

Swiss Re

• Swiss Re has named Kera McDonald as Group Chief Underwriting Officer and member of the Group Executive Committee, effective June 1, 2025. She currently serves as Chief Underwriting Officer for Swiss Re Corporate Solutions.

• Patrick Raaflaub, Group Chief Risk Officer, and member of the Group Executive Committee will retire by the end of September 2025. A successor is yet to be named.

Willis Towers Watson

• Anne Pullum will assume the co-leadership for WTW Corporate Development function, alongside CFO Andrew Krasner. Additionally she will continue to hold responsibility as Head of Europe. Her role as Head of Corporate Risk and Broking Europe will be assumed by Hugo Wegbrans.