Howden, the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Neumann as Executive Vice President (EVP), Financial Lines Claims Leader.
Based in New York, Neumann will form part of the US Financial Lines management team, led by Ron Borys, who was appointed Howden US’ Head of Financial Lines Group in October 2025.
Together, Neumann and Borys will continue to build out a national Financial Lines practice as Howden US expands its specialty lines business.
Neumann joins Howden from CAC Specialty, where she spent the past two years as US Financial Lines Legal & Claims Practice Leader, responsible for claims operations, client advocacy, and loss recovery.
Prior to that, she spent eight years at AXIS, most recently serving as Head of Professional Liability Claims, leading nearly 50 claims professionals across the US and Canada.
Earlier in her career, Neumann spent a decade 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 specialist expertise, and in Elizabeth we have found those qualities in abundance. We welcome her to the firm, as together we build a business and an exceptional team for our financial lines clients.”
Sarah Hughes, CEO, Specialty, Howden, said, “I am delighted that Elizabeth has agreed to join our talented US financial lines leadership team. At Howden we put claims advocacy at the centre of our client proposition. Delivering good outcomes when our clients need us most but also learning from claims, providing risk insights, data and constantly improving our policy coverage.
“Having Elizabeth on the team is important for our US clients and for our international clients with US exposures. Her knowledge and experience will bring valuable insights to our legal teams across the world.”
Borys added, “Elizabeth has been a rising talent in the Financial Lines space for the last 10 years of her career. Claims advocacy and recovery is the backbone of a successful Financial Lines brokerage business in the US, and Elizabeth is the ideal person 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 thrilled to have Elizabeth join Howden US as our Financial Lines Claims Leader.”
Aon’s Uri Dallal was also recently appointed EVP, Financial Lines for Howden’s recently launched US retail offering, where he will be part of the US Financial Lines management team.
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