The biggest people moves this week
Insurance Times rounds up the most significant appointments, hires and leadership developments from 28 September to 2 October 2026
Willis appoints ex-Aon head as growth leader for global direct and facultative business
’His deep industry knowledge, strong relationships and global perspective will enhance our ability to deliver exceptional solutions for large and complex clients,’ says global head of direct and facultative
The biggest people moves this week
Insurance Times rounds up the most significant appointments, hires and leadership developments from 7 to 11 September 2026
Willis Re appoints new chief executive
’He is one of the most experienced, entrepreneurial, driven and technologically astute people in our industry,’ says board member
Industry veteran appointed managing director at Willis Networks
‘We have a strengthened leadership team in place to support our network members,’ says senior managing director
Markel and Willis launch major facility to provide capacity for nuclear facilities
’The sector is entering a new phase of growth and demands a step change in how the insurance market responds,’ says managing director
Jim Summers and John Fletcher: Building the new Willis Re
Jim Summers, chief executive of global specialties, and John Fletcher, chief executive at Willis Re Bermuda, lay the groundwork for this next generation reinsurance broker
Cyber risk takes root on the farm as agriculture goes fully connected
‘Farmers are natural risk managers. They’ve been doing this for hundreds of years – in essence, since the dawn of man,’ says managing director
Clean energy revolution facing extreme weather challenge
’These are perils that we haven’t really taken seriously in the past, given the emphasis on the US market, and now there are increasingly unmodeled events,’ says underwriter
Brokers are ‘logical latecomers’ to AI use as ‘old guard’ believe in certain way of doing tasks
Multiple experts spoke at Insurance Times’ TechTalk Live roundtable, which focused on affirmative cover for artificial intelligence and the myriad impact this technology is having on policies and practices
Alastair Swift: Willis cementing ‘deep specialty expertise’ as a ‘true differentiator’
’Others may be really interested in breadth, but we’re really interested in expertise and being leaders in our chosen fields,’ says broker’s head of specialties
Andrew Johnston: Lots more investment looking for a home labelled ‘insurtech’
Willis Re’s global head of insurtech tells Insurance Times why he expects funding in this sector to increase and why the term ‘insurtech’ could lose its value in the long term
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