People Moves: Aon Re Names Secker EMEA Chief Client Officer, De Bosini as Chief Broking Officer; ACORD Taps Former IUA CEO Matcham as Digital Markets Ambassador

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon and ACORD Solutions Group.

A summary of these new hires follows here.

Insurance broker Aon plc announced the appointments of Andrew Secker as EMEA chief client officer (CCO) for Reinsurance Solutions and Daniele De Bosini as EMEA chief broking officer (CBO) for Reinsurance Solutions.

Aon said the appointments reflect a strategic initiative to accelerate the broker’s reinsurance growth across the EMEA region.

Secker, whose career at Aon spans more than 20 years, and who serves as head of EMEA regional clients for Reinsurance Solutions, will be responsible for optimizing client service delivery and consistency to insurers in the region, building on the strong collaboration already established across Aon’s EMEA offices.

De Bosini, who serves as EMEA strategic growth leader for Reinsurance Solutions, will focus on strengthening the connection between client needs and global reinsurance capacity. He will also work to align EMEA broking teams with the broader regional strategy, ensuring a unified and responsive approach to market dynamics. De Bosini has been with Aon for four years.

Secker and De Bosini will report to Tomas Novotny, EMEA CEO and chairman of international for Reinsurance Solutions.

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ACORD Taps Former IUA CEO Matcham as Global Digital Markets Ambassador

ACORD Solutions Group, a provider of digital solutions for the global insurance industry, has appointed Dave Matcham as its global ambassador for digital markets.

In this consulting role, Matcham will have responsibility for promoting the benefits of standardized data exchange, and facilitating connectivity across key global insurance hubs. Matcham, recently retired after a long tenure as CEO of the International Underwriting Association (IUA), has been an advocate of standards-based digitalization throughout the ACORD community and the wider industry.

“Dave Matcham is an enormously well-respected leader, whose contributions to the industry as head of the IUA are recognised worldwide,” said Chris Newman, CEO of ACORD Solutions Group. “We welcome the opportunity to partner with Dave in spreading awareness of the critical role that digital data exchange will play in our industry’s future, as well as the groundbreaking digital capabilities that ACORD Solutions Group have already put in place for clients in markets around the world.”

ACORD Solutions Group has launched regional data exchange hubs in several established and emerging (re)insurance markets around the world, including London, North America, Bermuda, Dubai, Spain, Italy, and the Nordics, with plans to launch in Singapore in the coming months. These hubs leverage ADEPT (ACORD Data Exchange Platform & Translator) to enable connectivity between brokers, insurers, and reinsurers regardless of geography, preferred formats, and pre-existing levels of digital sophistication.

“I have always strongly supported the work that ACORD has done in bringing the industry together to set global digital standards for insurance,” said Matcham. “I am delighted to have the opportunity to now work with the ACORD Solutions Group, helping businesses worldwide to leverage the benefits of those standards. I am excited to help accelerate interconnectivity across markets, creating a true global insurance ecosystem.”

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