Insurance Executive Moves

AMERICAS

Arch Capital

• William Soares, CUO Casualty and Specialty is promoted to President of Arch Re.
  

• Pierre Jal has been appointed President of Arch Re Europe.

• David Seyller is promoted to CUO of Arch Re Europe, succeeding Pierre Jal.

• Soares and Jal report to Jerome Halgan, President and CUO of Arch Re Group, Seyller reports to Jal.

Berkshire Hathaway

• Greg Abel has been named CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He succeeds Warren Buffett.

Chubb

• Tim Boroughs has been named Vice Chairman, Chubb Group and Executive Chairman, Asset Management. He previously served as Chief Investment Officer Chubb and its predecessor ACE.
  

• Chris Hogan has been promoted to SVP, Chubb Group and Chief Investment Officer. He joined in 2023 from Goldman Sachs, where he was Co-CIO for GSAM’s Fixed Income Hedge Fund.

Great West Life Co

• David Harney has been appointed President and CEO of Great-West Lifeco and Canada Life, succeeding Paul Mahon, who will retire and serve as Senior Advisor until early 2026.
  

• Lindsey Rix-Broom has been appointed CEO, Europe at Great-West Lifeco. She was previously CEO of Canada Life U.K., a role she will retain until a successor has been named.

Hanover Insurance Group

• Richard W. Lavey has been appointed COO at Hanover Insurance Group, a newly created role. He retains leadership of personal lines, core commercial, and several strategic business functions.

The Hartford

• Shekar Pannala has been appointed Chief Information Officer at The Hartford, overseeing technology, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and cloud modernization.
  

• Jeffery Hawkins has been named Chief Data, AI and Operations Officer at The Hartford. He was previously CIO at CVS Health and held senior roles at Humana.
  

• Hawkins and Pannala succeed Deepa Soni, former Chief Information and Operations Officer, who has resigned to pursue an external opportunity.

Liberty Mutual

• Timothy M. Sweeney has been elected Chairman of Liberty Mutual, succeeding David H. Long, who is retiring after 40 years with the company. Sweeney continues as President and CEO.

Lincoln Financial

• Tom Anfuso has been appointed SVP and Chief Technology Officer at Lincoln Financial. He joins from JPMorgan Chase, where he was CTO for the Connected Commerce line of business.

Manulife

• Steve Finch has been appointed President and CEO of Manulife Asia, succeeding Phil Witherington. He was previously Manulife’s Chief Actuary.
  

• Stephanie Fadous has been appointed Chief Actuary at Manulife, succeeding Steve Finch. She was previously Global Treasurer and Head of Capital Management. Hung Ko succeeds her, expanding his current role of Head of Investor Relations.

Markel

• Andrew McMellin is promoted to President, International at Markel. He previously was Managing Director, Wholesale Markel.
  

• Glenn Harris has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer at Markel Insurance. He most recently was Managing Executive, Global Distribution Strategies and Business Development.
  

• Henry Gardener has been appointed CRO at Markel Insurance. He was previously Senior Managing Director of Legal and CRO, International.

MetLife

• Jude Driscoll, President of MetLife Investment Management, is retiring.
  

• Brian Funk is succeeding Jude Driscoll as President of MetLife Investment Management. He previously served as interim president and Global Head of Private Capital.
  

• Jane Slusark has been appointed Chief Communications Officer at MetLife. She joins from Principal Financial Group, where she was Head of Global Communications.

Nationwide

• Michael Tripp has been appointed Head of Personal Lines Sales and Distribution at Nationwide. He joins from AmTrust, where he led the MidAmerica Region.

Reinsurance Group of America

• My Chi To has been appointed EVP, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary at RGA. She joins from Voya Financial and succeeds Bill Hutton, who is retiring after 27 years with the firm.

Unum Group

• Shelia Anderson has been appointed EVP and Chief Information & Digital Officer at Unum Group, after serving as EVP & CIO at Aflac. She succeeds Puneet Bhasin, who has left Unum Group.

USAA

• Jenna Saucedo-Herrera was appointed Head of Corporate Impact at USAA. She joins from greater:SATX Regional Economic Partnership, where she served as President and CEO.
  

• Brian Goldman has been appointed CRO at USAA. He was previously CRO at Comerica Bank and has also held senior roles at Goldman Sachs and Citibank.

APAC 

Dai-ichi Life

• Hideyuki Ohashi has been promoted to Managing Executive Officer, Group CRO; previously Executive Officer, CRO.
  

• Hirotaka Noji appointed Expert Executive Officer, Group Chief Accounting Officer. He was previously General Manager of the Accounting Unit at Dai-ichi Life Holdings.
  

• Kaori Sakamoto appointed Executive Officer, Group Chief Brand and Culture Officer. She was previously General Manager of Corporate Communications Unit at Dai-ichi Life Holdings.
  

• Makoto Goda, Managing Executive Officer, Business Head, Protection (Japan), will retire from the holding company but remain in his role at The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
  

• Yukiko Sakai appointed Executive Officer, Group Chief Sustainability Officer. She was previously a Partner at McKinsey & Company.
  

• Figen Ulgen promoted to Executive Officer, Group Chief Data and AI Officer; previously Expert Executive Officer, Chief Data and AI Officer.

Prudential plc

• Naveen Tahilyani has been appointed Regional CEO for India, Africa, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar at Prudential plc. He succeeds Solmaz Altin, who is returning to Europe. Naveen was previously Managing Director and CEO of Tata Digital and Tata AIA.
  

• Rajeev Mittal has been appointed CEO of Eastspring Investments, Prudential’s asset management arm. He joins from Fidelity International, where he was Head of Asia. He succeeds Bill Maldonado, who is retiring.

Sompo

• Kenneth Reilly was appointed as CEO, Insurance, Asia Pacific, succeeding Daniel Neo who is retiring. Reilly will continue to report into James Shea.
  

• Nick Burnet was appointed Group Deputy CFO of Sompo Holdings and CFO of Sompo P&C in April 2025, having previously served as CFO of Sompo International. He succeeds Tsutomu Yamaguchi.