PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has announced the appointment of a new global insurance leader. Stephen O’Hearn takes over from David Law who retires in June. O’Hearn is currently based in Zurich and heads the firm’s insurance practice in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He was previously based in New York where he led the insurance practice. Tokyo and Milwaukee complete his jet-setting career. O’Hearn is also a director of the International Insurance Society and has more than three decades of experience in the industry.