Hamilton Insurance Group today announced the appointment of Megan Thomas as chief executive officer of the company’s reinsurance business, Hamilton Re.Ms Thomas comes to Hamilton from Bermudian-based rival Axis Capital, where she was chief underwriting officer, reinsurance for the past two years.She will report to group CEO Pina Albo and be based in Bermuda. Pending requisite immigration and regulatory approvals, her anticipated start date will be in October. Ms Thomas succeeds Kathleen Reardon, whose departure was announced last month, when David Brown, the former CEO of Flagstone Re, took over as interim CEO.Ms Albo said: “We’re really looking forward to welcoming Megan to the Hamilton team. The breadth and depth of her underwriting experience across multiple lines of business on a global basis, as well as her strong leadership and relationships with clients and brokers, will help us to leverage the many opportunities we are seeing in today’s hardening market. “We are indeed fortunate to have found Megan at this exciting stage of building a global specialty insurance and reinsurance franchise. Her discussions with members of our board and our executive team confirmed to all of us not only that Megan has what it takes to assist Hamilton in capitalising on the market’s potential, but also that she’ll be a great fit for our company.”Ms Thomas brings 20 years’ insurance and reinsurance experience to her new position at Hamilton. Australian by birth and a lawyer by training, she began her career in the Australian insurance and financial services market. She spent almost 13 years at AIG where she held increasingly senior roles, the last of which was chief underwriting officer, liability lines, before she joined Axis.Ms Thomas is a graduate of Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, with a Bachelor of Law degree (Honours). She also holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Economics degree from the University of Queensland, the Graduate Diploma of Legal Studies from Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, and the Graduate Diploma of Business from the University of New England, Armidale, Australia. Ms Thomas has been admitted to the Bar in New York and in Queensland.