Global insurance and reinsurance brokerage group Howden has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Neumann as executive vice president (EVP), head of financial insurance claims.
Based in New York, Neumann will be part of the US Financial Lines management team, led by Ron Borys, who was appointed group head of Howden US Financial Lines in October 2025.
Together, Neumann and Borys will continue to build a national financial services business as Howden US expands its professional services business.
Neumann joins Howden from CAC Specialty, where for the past two years he served as head of the U.S. Financial Lines Legal and Claims practice, where he was responsible for claims operations, client defense and loss recovery.
Prior to that, she spent eight years at AXIS, most recently as Director of Professional Liability Claims, leading nearly 50 claims professionals across the United States and Canada.
Earlier in his career, Neumann spent ten years at CNA Insurance, most recently as assistant vice president, Financial Institutions and Technology Claims.
Mike Parrish, CEO of Howden US, commented: “Clients come to us for our experience and expertise, and we find these qualities in abundance in Elizabeth. We welcome her to the firm and together we will build the business and the team of excellence for our financial services clients.”
Sarah Hughes, chief executive of Howden’s Specialty business, said: “I’m delighted that Elizabeth has agreed to join our talented US Financial practice leadership team. At Howden, we put claims advocacy at the center of our client proposition. Delivering great results when our clients need us most, while also learning from claims, providing risk insights, data and continuously improving our policy coverage.”
“Elizabeth’s addition to the team will be important for our U.S. clients and international clients with operations in the United States. Her knowledge and experience will bring valuable insights to our legal teams around the world.”
Borys added: “Elizabeth has been a rising star in the Financial Lines space over the past 10 years of her career. Claims advocacy and recovery are the backbone of the Financial Lines brokerage’s success in the US, and Elizabeth is the ideal candidate to work alongside me and the other talented leaders we have recruited to date to build a best-in-class claims organization for the benefit of our clients and brokers. We are delighted to have Elizabeth join Howden US as our Financial Lines Claims Manager.”
Aon’s Uri Dallal was also recently named executive vice president of Financial Lines, Howden’s recently launched U.S. retail products, where he will become part of the U.S. Financial Lines management team.