Several major US insurance and financial services players have announced senior appointments, spanning stop-loss captives, E&S and inland marine, insurance-focused investment solutions and the leadership team for the planned Corebridge-Equitable combination.
Symetra Life Insurance Company has appointed Jeff Sealey (pictured, left) as vice president, Stop Loss Captives.
In the newly created role, Sealey will lead the strategic development and growth of Symetra’s captive solutions, expanding the company’s capabilities to meet evolving client and partner demand.
Sealey joins from Crumdale Specialty, where, as vice president of stop loss sales, he led the nationwide team responsible for the distribution of self-funded products and PBM solutions.
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. has appointed Melissa Goto (pictured, center) as president, E&S Brokerage and Inland Marine, with responsibility for leading the strategic development of these businesses.
Goto brings more than 25 years of underwriting and leadership experience, with a track record in driving profitable growth, leading high-performing teams and executing strategy across specialty P&C lines.
Most recently, she served as head of P&C Specialty Lines at Intact Insurance, where she led national underwriting teams in a variety of complex markets. Her earlier career includes senior roles at Chubb and more than 16 years at Travelers, where she managed multiple portfolios across a wide range of E&S markets.
Blue Owl Capital has appointed Deva Mishra (pictured, right) to lead Blue Owl Insurance Solutions, an initiative launched in 2024 to provide specialized investment capabilities tailored to insurance clients.
Mishra will start as head of Blue Owl Insurance Solutions on July 6, reporting to co-CEOs Doug Ostrover and Marc Lipschultz.
Under Mishra’s leadership, Blue Owl plans to further build out its insurance solutions platform, anchored by the firm’s expertise across alternative asset classes. The business will leverage Blue Owl’s Credit, Real Assets and GP Strategic Capital platforms to deliver investment solutions for insurers.
Mishra most recently served as CEO of Prosperity Asset Management and CIO and director of Prosperity Group Holdings, where he partnered with Elliott Management to grow the business, expanding assets from $3 billion to approximately $30 billion and culminating in a multibillion-dollar monetization.
Prior to Prosperity, Mishra was deputy chief investment officer at Global Atlantic Financial Group, overseeing a general account of more than $50 billion and playing a key role in the firm’s growth from $5 billion to $50 billion in assets. His experience spans balance sheet management, alternative investments and strategic acquisitions across real assets and structured finance.
Corebridge Financial and Equitable Holdings have announced the leadership team for their future combined company, effective upon completion of the previously announced all-stock merger.
Robin M. Raju will serve as chief financial officer of the combined company, with responsibility for financial reporting, asset-liability management, strategic financial planning, M&A and investor relations, and key capital management initiatives. He will also oversee investment management for the combined company’s separate account funds. Raju is currently CFO for Equitable Holdings.
Other key roles will include: Jeffrey J. Hurd as chief operating officer and chief human resources officer; Polly Klane as general counsel and chief legal officer; Seth Bernstein continuing as CEO of AllianceBernstein, with Onur Erzan, president of AllianceBernstein, joining the leadership team; John Byrne leading Individual Distribution; David Karr heading Wealth Management; Lisa Longino as chief investment officer, overseeing the roughly $366 billion general account; Jonathan Novak leading Institutional Markets; Bryan Pinsky heading Individual Retirement and Life Insurance; Steve Scanlon leading Group Retirement and Employee Benefits; David Ditillo as chief information technology officer; and Julia Zhang as chief risk officer, with administrative oversight of the Audit function.
Corebridge and Equitable announced their intention to combine on March 26, 2026, in an all-stock merger that would create a leading retirement, life, wealth and asset management company with more than 12 million customers and $1.5 trillion in assets under management and administration. The deal is expected to close by year-end 2026, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
RT Specialty, the wholesale brokerage division of Ryan Specialty, has promoted Will Jacob to president of RT Connector, its electronic trading platform. The appointment is effective immediately.
Jacob has been with Ryan Specialty for nearly a decade and most recently served as chief underwriting officer for RT Connector, having joined the team in the early stages of the platform’s development.
