OAK Global announced the appointment of James Irvine and Roland Morse as active underwriters on Syndicates 2843 and 1440, respectively, to expand its footprint.
Irvine and Morse will assume underwriting responsibilities for their respective primary reinsurance and retrocession syndicates and will continue to report to Cathal Carr, founder, CEO and group chief operating officer of OAK Global.
Irvine becomes Syndicate 2843’s active underwriter. His title will be changed to chief underwriting officer of OAK Reinsurance & Active Underwriter, Syndicate 2843.
Prior to joining OAK Re in Spring 2025, Irvine served as Group Chief Underwriting Officer at Lancashire Insurance Group and began his career at Guy Carpenter.
Morse becomes Syndicate 1440’s active underwriter. His current title is chief underwriting officer for Syndicate 1440 OAK Enterprise and active underwriters.
He brings more than 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining OAK Global in June 2025, Morse worked as a reinsurance broker at Guy Carpenter and began his career at Aon, where he worked as a reinsurance broker for ten years.
Carr said: “2026 is an important year for OAK Global as we build on a successful first year of underwriting in 2025. Continuing to strengthen our regulated team structure is an important part of building a strong underwriting business, while giving our valued colleagues well-deserved recognition and accountability.
“Both James and Roland have been key leaders in our business, shaping the growth of our key reinsurance and retrocession strategic business units OAK Reinsurance and OAK Enterprise. Their expanded responsibilities will support our continued disciplined approach to underwriting while enhancing the value proposition we deliver to clients and brokers. I am delighted to see them step into their formal roles as active underwriters.”
These appointments follow the strengthening of the organizational structure of OAK Reinsurance in July 2025, building on the successful launch in November 2024.
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