Hamilton Insurance Group News

Hamilton Managing Agency Taps Aspen’s Fergusson as Head of Excess Casualty

Hamilton Insurance Group, the Bermuda-headquartered group of companies that underwrite specialty insurance and reinsurance, announced that Fergus Fergusson has been appointed to the position of division head, Excess Casualty for Syndicate 4000, managed by Hamilton Managing Agency Ltd., and for …

Hamilton Rebrands ILS Platform as Hamilton ILS, Promotes Ali as New Lead Executive

Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd. announced its insurance-linked securities (ILS) platform has a new name and a new lead executive. Formerly called Hamilton Capital Partners, the platform is now Hamilton ILS. Hanni Ali moves from his role as senior vice president, …

Hamilton’s Pembroke Managing Agency Forms Cyber Team, Launches Cyber Product

Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd. announced the launch of a new team of underwriters at the recently acquired Pembroke Managing Agency Ltd. and the development of a new cyber product. Pembroke’s four-person cyber team is led by divisional director Jacqueline Spencer-Sim. …

Third Point Re’s Wilson Joins Hamilton to Head U.S. Casualty, Specialty Reinsurance Unit

Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer Hamilton Insurance Group announced that Steve Wilson has been appointed senior vice president, head of Casualty & Specialty, for its new U.S. reinsurance platform. Wilson comes to Hamilton from Third Point Re, where he was …

Hamilton Appoints Krishnamoorthy to Newly Created Role of Chief Technology Officer

Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd. announced that Venkat Krishnamoorthy has been appointed to the newly established position of chief technology officer. Reporting to Group CEO Pina Albo, Krishnamoorthy will be responsible for the ongoing development of the company’s data-driven technology strategy …

Hamilton Re Sponsors Issuance of Its First Cat Bond

Hamilton Re has sponsored issuance of its first catastrophe bond. The reinsurance platform of Bermuda-based holding company Hamilton Insurance Group said that the issuance has taken place through its Hamilton Capital Partners business unit. Specifically, the deal is with Cerulean …

Hamilton Hires Barrett, Garber to Fill New Leadership Slots; O’Donohoe to Depart

Hamilton Insurance Group, moving full-speed ahead with its growth strategy, is hiring two executives in newly-created roles, and a third leader is leaving the company. The Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance holding company said it had hired Peter Barrett, a former …

The Strategy Behind Hamilton Insurance’s Move to Buy Pembroke, Ironshore Europe

Strategy plus some remarkably good timing helped lead to Hamilton Insurance Group’s first acquisition deal under the leadership of CEO Pina Albo. On March 14, Hamilton announced it would acquire Liberty Mutual’s Pembroke Managing Agency at Lloyd’s and its Ironshore …

Hamilton to Buy Pembroke Managing Agency, Ironshore Europe DAC from Liberty Mutual

Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based holding company of re/insurance operations in Bermuda and at Lloyd’s, announced it has signed a definitive agreement with Liberty Mutual Group to acquire the Pembroke Managing Agency Ltd. platform at Lloyd’s and Ironshore Europe …

Hamilton Underwriting Taps Vetch from W.R. Berkley as CFO, Replacing Barrett

Hamilton Underwriting Ltd., the managing agency of Syndicate 3334 and the Lloyd’s operations of Hamilton Insurance Group, announced that Robert Vetch has joined the agency as chief financial officer. Reporting to CEO Dermot O’Donohoe, Vetch succeeds Simon Barrett who left …