Russ Buckley, FCAS, has been appointed chief risk officer at Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd. In his new role, Buckley will oversee Hamilton’s risk and actuarial function. Buckley has over 30 years of insurance industry experience across global public reinsurance companies. He joins Hamilton from Old Republic Specialty Insurance Underwriters, Inc., where he served as senior vice president and chief actuarial officer since 2020. Prior to that, Buckley was chief actuary in the Global Specialty division at The Hartford. Additionally, Buckley has held leadership positions with AIG, XL, and Munich Reinsurance Group.
Stephanie Rabin, ACAS, has been promoted to chief operating officer (COO) at Holborn Corporation. Stephanie has more than 30 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Holborn in 2016, she held leadership roles at Aon, where she was a partner in their M&A and Business Transformation Advisory Solutions Group, and at Guy Carpenter. Most recently before joining Holborn, she served in a COO capacity, leading operations at Aspen Insurance U.S.
Maheswaran Sudagar, FCAS, has been appointed chief actuary at Paragon Insurance. In this new role, Sudagar will oversee all actuarial functions across the organization and collaborate closely with underwriting, finance, product, and analytics teams to enhance Paragon’s competitive edge. Additionally, he will guide the broader actuarial team and provide strategic insights to drive Paragon’s innovation. He brings over two decades of actuarial experience with leading insurers and reinsurers across North America, Europe, Australia, and the Asia-Pacific region, most recently serving as senior vice president and lead actuary at Crum & Forster.
Charlie Lei, FCAS, MAAA, has been appointed vice president actuary, head of U.S. pricing at Ascot Group. Previously he served as Ascot’s vice president actuary, head of reserving. Beginning in 2021, Lei became the president of Abacus Actuaries, an organization focused on supporting and empowering Asian actuaries to succeed in their careers. He previously held actuarial positions at Tokio Millennium Re AG, AIG, and Ernst & Young.
Ben Ng, FCAS, FSA, has been appointed group chief risk officer designate and group executive committee member at AIA Group. Ng will assume the role of group chief risk officer from January 1, 2026, subject to regulatory approvals. He joined AIA in 2011 and has held a range of senior executive roles across Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan, including as chief executive officer of Malaysia, Indonesia, and group corporate solutions. Ng has championed innovation, strengthened governance, and steered AIA Malaysia’s digital transformation. He was elected president of the Life Insurance Association of Malaysia, where he continued to advance the industry agenda through regulatory engagement covering agent professionalism, risk management, and sustainability.
