Greg Talbot, FCAS, has been promoted to senior vice president, actuarial and underwriting, at Summit. Talbot will provide direct leadership to actuarial operations, underwriting operations and regulatory/reinsurance operations, as well as functional oversight to how Summit manages underwriting, loss prevention, and premium audit throughout the organization. Talbot joined Summit as an actuary in 2010 and was responsible for overseeing rate and reserve adequacy, predictive modeling, and internal reporting. He most recently served as vice president-actuarial for Summit.
Martin Vezina, FCAS, CPCU, ARe, CCRA, has been appointed head of underwriting analytics at Greenlight Reinsurance, Ltd. Vezina has held various senior underwriting positions at Allianz, New Ocean Capital, AQR Re, and Markel (previously Alterra/Harbor Point Re/Chubb Re). He also held actuarial roles at American Re and Overseas Partners Re early in his career. Vezina brings over 30 years of experience in reinsurance, with a diverse background in underwriting and pricing functions.
Ben Ng, FCAS, FSA, has been appointed president at Life Insurance Association of Malaysia (LIAM). Ng has over 30 years of experience in the life insurance industry, including 22 years overseas.
Dominic Weber, FCAS, MAAA, has been promoted to senior vice president and chief actuary at NI Holdings, Inc. Weber will continue to lead the actuarial department and oversee reserving, ratemaking, and predictive analytics initiatives. With more than 42 years of experience in the property and casualty insurance industry, Weber previously served as vice president and chief actuary at Society Insurance.
David Drury, FCAS, has been appointed head of analytics and risk at Novel Financial Holdings LLC, a new independent holding company that oversees carriers supporting managing general underwriters (MGU). Drury previously served as executive vice president of underwriting at SiriusPoint.
