Key Leadership Appointments Signal Strategic Shifts in U.S. Insurance Sector

Several key leadership changes have been announced by prominent firms within the U.S. insurance and risk management sectors, signaling strategic advancements in underwriting, sales, and risk management operations.

Zurich North America has appointed Bennett Himes as the head of Underwriting for its U.S. Middle Market division, where he will steer underwriting strategies and portfolio integrity. Himes brings valuable experience from Chubb, where he led casualty insurance lines across North America. Origami Risk has created a new senior vice president of Sales position, appointing Ryan Dardis to this role.

Dardis aims to expand Origami's sales capabilities globally, leveraging his leadership experience from his previous enterprise sales roles at Salesforce following the acquisition of Slack. In the risk management and employee benefits space, Alliant Insurance Services has named Dan Powers as senior vice president for its Value-Based Healthcare and Risk Management Solutions practice.

 Powers' extensive background in business development and risk management in healthcare will support the design of customized financial protection strategies involving captives, risk transfer, and analytics for healthcare providers and payers. These appointments reflect broader market trends focusing on specialized leadership to drive growth, regulatory compliance, and innovation within underwriting, sales, and risk solutions for healthcare and middle market clients.