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Beazley acquires kWh Analytics
Beazle has reached an agreement to acquire kWh Analytics, a renewable energy managing general agent. The acquisition is part of Beazley's strategy to expand its capabilities in underwriting energy transition risks.
kWh Analytics will be integrated into Beazley's MAP (Marine, Accident & Political) Risks team. Jason Kaminsky, CEO of kWh Analytics, will report directly to Tim Turner, group head of MAP Risks, and support the transition underwriting strategy led by Kelly Malynn. The acquisition is intended to enhance Beazley's capabilities in modeling, underwriting and risk management across renewable energy portfolios.
"The energy transition represents one of the most significant opportunities for the specialty insurance market," said
Aon names North America CEO
Corona brings over 25 years of experience with Aon to the North America CEO position, most recently serving as CEO of enterprise clients and global chief commercial officer. She previously served as CEO of Asia Pacific and held roles including president of Aon's financial services group. She will remain in her global chief commercial officer role until a successor is identified. Goltermann, who has been with Aon for more than 30 years, will serve as vice chair into 2027, advising on workforce development, women's health issues, and talent advancement across the industry.
Dam, who joined Aon in 2022 as North America health solutions leader, previously spent 15 years in leadership and consulting roles at a global human capital and brokerage firm. In her new role, she leads the strategic direction of Aon's enterprise client group and the delivery of integrated risk capital and human capital capabilities. She will continue as North America health solutions leader until a replacement is named.
AXA XL names chief technology and AI officer
AXA XL has appointed Leyla Delic as chief technology and AI officer. Delic will report to Scott Gunter, CEO of AXA XL, and Matthieu Caillat, group chief technology and AI officer and CEO of AXA Group Operations.
Delic brings more than 20 years of technology experience to the role. Her previous positions include CIO of corporate functions at GE Healthcare, group chief information & digital officer at Coca-Cola Içecek, global head of value realization at AON, and most recently, corporate chief digital and information officer at Abdul Latif Jameel.
"Leyla brings a wealth of experience in technology and digital leadership, with an impressive track record of helping global businesses modernize, scale and unlock value through digital and AI transformation. She will shape our technology roadmap and drive the deployment of AI capabilities across our organization to enhance our offerings and drive operational efficiencies," said
Chubb appoints lead global operations and technology
Chubb announced Seshadri (Sesh) Iyer has been appointed executive vice president, Chubb group, operations, technology and digital transformation. He succeeds Julie Dillman, who is retiring after nearly a decade at Chubb.
Iyer will have executive oversight for
Iyer joins Chubb from Boston Consulting Group, where he spent nearly 20 years working with clients across industries including financial services in North America, Europe and Asia. Most recently, he served as the North America chair for BCG X, the firm's tech design and build unit.
Plymouth Rock Assurance names chief marketing officer
Plymouth Rock Assurance announced the appointment of Elliott Seaborn as chief marketing officer of its Independent Agency Group. In this role, Seaborn will oversee go-to-market strategy, distribution, and agency experience for the IA business, working to strengthen the company's market presence and drive growth with independent agent partners.
Seaborn brings over 30 years of experience in building distribution systems across various industries, including seven years at Progressive and more than a decade consulting for insurance companies.
"His marketing leadership and deep expertise in technology enablement, sales management, and marketing analytics will be instrumental as we continue delivering exceptional service and value to independent agents," said Ethan Tarby, President and CEO of Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation,
McGill and Partners and AIG launch strategic collaboration using AI
McGill and Partners and American International Group announced a strategic collaboration for the subscription market that will use agentic AI capabilities to manage the deployment of insurance capacity. AIG conducted a detailed analysis of McGill and Partners' specialty portfolio and created underwriting criteria to enable real-time underwriting through McGill and Partners' digital broking platform.
AIG collaborated with Palantir to build an ontology of McGill and Partners' portfolio, launched in 2019. Using McGill and Partners' digital broking platform and Palantir's Foundry platform, AIG will access near real-time data analysis on business underwritten, including exposure, limit deployment, modeled risk outputs and loss information, allowing the company to manage performance and capacity deployment on an ongoing basis.
"By using McGill and Partners' robust data ingestion capabilities along with Palantir's Foundry platform, we are able to evaluate their portfolio to align with our risk appetite, and over time, we see significant opportunity to deliver greater efficiency to the subscription market while giving clients easier access to high-quality insurance solutions," said
The Hartford names new heads of inland marine and energy divisions
The Hartford has appointed Jaclyn Fortino as head of inland marine, reporting to Marc Gantar, the company's head of vertical industries. Fortino brings 22 years of experience with The Hartford, most recently serving as regional vice president for the central and western divisions of inland marine.
The Hartford also named Todd Wilson as head of energy, reporting to David DeSilva, the company's head of construction. The appointment aligns The Hartford's energy and construction business to expand its energy portfolio.
