Howden Re expands cyber reinsurance team with five new hires to meet growing global client demand

London, 29 April 2026: Howden Re, the global reinsurance, capital markets and strategic advisory arm of Howden, the global insurance intermediary group, has appointed five new hires to its cyber reinsurance team. The expansion reflects sustained growth in global client demand for Howden Re’s cyber capabilities, establishing a dedicated US cyber reinsurance resource to service a growing US client base, and deepening the team’s actuarial capability, augmenting the leading modelling and threat intelligence functions.

Michael Giuliano joins as Director on the cyber reinsurance team. Based in New York, he will work alongside the cyber and US casualty teams, tasked with building out Howden Re's cyber offering in one of the world's most dynamic cyber insurance markets. Michael joins from McGill and Partners, where he was a partner focused on cyber insurance and reinsurance portfolio solutions for complex clients.

Ram Ramakrishnan joins as Director to lead the cyber actuarial function, further strengthening the team’s actuarial capability and supporting its leading modelling and threat intelligence functions. He joins from Lockton Re, where he served as a senior actuary leading the analytics for the cyber reinsurance practice, and supporting casualty and aviation.

They are joined by three further appointments: 

• Lewis Birch joins as Associate Director on the broking side of the team from Aon, and will work closely with clients and markets on the delivery of reinsurance solutions;
• Georgia Surridge joins as Associate Director leading the account management function within the cyber team, having previously been a senior Account Manager within the Japan team at Aon; and,
• Haakon Pedersen joins the analytics team as Associate from Chaucer, where he was a senior analyst in exposure management covering both direct and reinsurance business.

“These appointments are a direct response to the demand we are seeing from clients,” said Luke Foord-Kelcey, Managing Director, Global Head of Cyber, Howden Re. “Our business is growing quickly, and clients are looking for specialist cyber reinsurance expertise that combines deep market knowledge with strong analytics. Bringing Michael, Ram, Lewis, Georgia and Haakon into the team allows us to deepen that offering and service a rapidly expanding client base on both sides of the Atlantic.”