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Tokio Marine Kiln appoints Georgina Rennie as Head of Political Violence and Terrorism
09 June 2026
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), a leading international specialty insurer, today announces the appointment of Georgina Rennie as Head of Political Violence and Terrorism (PVT).
TMK strengthens Cyber team with appointment of Francesca Kevill
19 March 2026
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), a leading specialist insurer, today announces the appointment of Francesca Kevill as Underwriter within its Cyber & Enterprise Risk team. She takes up her new role with immediate effect and will report to Ellie Webb, Head of Delegated Cyber & IP.
TMK strengthens Aviation team with appointment of Cameron Glover
16 March 2026
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), a leading specialist insurer, today announces it has appointed Cameron Glover as an Underwriter within its Aviation department. He takes up his new role within the expanding Aerospace division writing Airport and Product liability risks.
TMK strengthens Portfolio Solutions team with appointment of Sarah Tidbury
05 March 2026
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), a leading specialist insurer, has strengthened its growing Portfolio Solutions team with the appointment of Sarah Tidbury as Portfolio Solutions Underwriter. She joins the team with immediate effect and reports to Rob Jarvis, Head of Innovation Underwriting.
TMK expands Property & Motor Underwriting capability with new hire
26 February 2026
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), a leading specialist insurer, is pleased to announce that Lauren Storer has joined as an Underwriter in its Property & Motor division, reporting to Neil Robertson, Divisional Head of Open Market Property.
TMK appoints George Leahy as Underwriter in Liability division
24 February 2026
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), a leading specialist insurer, has appointed George Leahy as an Underwriter in its Liability division, further bolstering its underwriting capability as it continues to scale one of the largest and most established International General Liability books in the Lloyd’s market. Leahy reports to Oliver Delaney, Departmental Head of Liability.
LATEST INSIGHTS
A Decade of Kindness
By Tobin Ryan, Head of Claims
16 June 2026
When we speak to our brokers, it quickly emerges that there is one common and fundamental truth: when challenges arise, brokers want the confidence that their clients will be supported with clarity, speed, professionalism and commerciality. Consequently, a great claims experience strengthens relationships, reduces uncertainty, and helps brokers protect their clients’ resilience.
Asia’s Risk Tipping Point
By Pavlos Spyropoulos , Regional Managing Director Asia Pacific
10 June 2026
When TMK set up at Lloyd’s Asia in Singapore two decades ago, Asia’s most valuable risks were easy to identify. They sat in ports, factories and offshore platforms, embedded in the physical infrastructure that powered regional growth and the insurance market had well-established frameworks to price them. Today, many of the region’s largest exposures are just as real, but far less tangible.
Why a soft market is the time to innovate
By Rob Jarvis, Head of Innovation
14 May 2026
When the market softens, an underwriter’s instinct is often to play it safe, protect existing customers, and park anything new until conditions improve. As margins compress and competition intensifies, that reaction is understandable. Innovation starts to feel like a luxury, and it’s often the first thing to be quietly put on ice in favour of small changes dressed up as differentiation.
50 years in flight: leading the future of aviation insurance
By Matthew Shaw, Chief Executive Officer
28 April 2026
TMK's aviation practice was founded in 1976, the same year Concorde completed its first commercial flight. The world's fastest passenger aircraft, capable of crossing the Atlantic in under three and a half hours, felt like a glimpse of where aviation was headed. Fifty years on, Concorde is long retired, and the aircraft most of us board today would be broadly recognisable to an underwriter from that era, even if almost everything underneath the surface has changed. The same, in many ways, could be said of the aviation insurance market.
Homegrown hackers
By Luke Fardell, Lead Cyber Analyst
12 February 2026
Last year, the National Crime Agency arrested four suspects in connection with cyber-attacks on Marks & Spencer, Co-op, and Harrods. What made these arrests noteworthy wasn’t just the high-profile nature of the victims, but the fact that the suspects are UK nationals. This highlighted a shift in the cyber risk landscape which organisations cannot afford to ignore.
Unblurring the lines between cyber, technology and IP risks
By Thomas McShane, Head of Technology and Media E&O
20 January 2026
Technology companies underpin the daily operations of businesses around the world. They provide the pipes that allow commerce to flow. This global infrastructure is under increasing attack from cybercriminals. Change Healthcare, CDK Global, SolarWinds. The list of third-party technology providers which have been the victims of cyber breaches continues to grow.
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