Insurance moves: Corgi, Clyde & Co, Duck Creek, Bishop Street and starkweather. They include a new chief sales officer and a new head of trucking underwriting Oct 13, 2026 This week's moves include another senior trucking hire at an AI-focused carrier, a leadership change at two MGAs owned by RedBird Capital, and appointments in insurance technology, coverage litigation and commercial broking. Corgi names head of trucking underwriting. Corgi Insurance has appointed Daniel Oldham (pictured, left) as head of underwriting for trucking. He will oversee risk selection, pricing, portfolio management, product development and broker relationships for Corgi's trucking business. Oldham was previously vice president and head of transportation at Canopius Group, where he grew the transportation book from $10 million to $39 million while keeping it profitable. While there, he also launched a cannabis transportation program and an admitted trucking program. He has also held underwriting roles at NBIS and Great West Casualty Company, and started his career in brokerage. Oldham's arrival follows Corgi's appointment of Stephen Segroves as head of pricing for its trucking program last month. Hiring for both pricing and underwriting in quick succession points to a serious push into commercial auto. For brokers placing fleet business in one of the hardest lines, an experienced underwriter with a background in brokerage could make Corgi a more accessible market. Clyde & Co adds California automotive warranty partner. Law firm Clyde & Co has hired Ani Tolmoyan (pictured, center) as a partner in its California automotive and warranty litigation practice in Los Angeles. She joins from Lewis Brisbois, where she advised automotive manufacturers on California warranty litigation. California's warranty and consumer protection laws generate significant litigation for carmakers, dealers and their insurers, especially as new vehicle technologies raise new liability questions. Duck Creek names chief sales officer. Duck Creek has promoted William Magowan (pictured, right) to chief sales officer, leading its global sales organization. Magowan has been with the core systems provider for more than 13 years and was most recently senior vice president of sales, a role he had expanded from North America to EMEA and APAC. CEO Hardeep Gulati said Duck Creek was entering its 2027 fiscal year from a position of strength, after one of the largest years of new bookings in its history. Carriers' investment in core systems and AI underwriting tools will shape how quickly they can quote, bind and service business through brokers. Bishop Street names new Conifer and AIM leader. Bishop Street Underwriters, a RedBird Capital Partners portfolio company, has promoted Rick Fiato to the new role of chief business officer. He will lead legal, compliance and human resources across Bishop Street and its operating companies. Fiato was chief executive of Conifer Insurance Services (CIS) and president of Aerospace Insurance Managers (AIM). Bill Wilson succeeds him in both roles. Wilson spent more than a decade in leadership at VGM Insurance, where he built an agent and broker network covering all 50 states and expanded specialty programs in healthcare, golf and hospitality. Fiato will stay on the boards of CIS and AIM to support the transition. Agents placing hospitality and specialty programs with Conifer now have a leader with a background in building programs and distribution networks. That suggests growth through agency partnerships is a priority. Starkweather & Shepley adds Naples commercial adviser. Starkweather & Shepley has hired Robert Saucier as a commercial risk advisor in its Naples, Florida office. He has 20 years of experience, focused on construction and contracting, manufacturing, and wholesale distribution. The hire adds construction and contracting expertise in Southwest Florida, a fast-growing market where contractor and builder's risk exposures continue to rise.

Corgi Insurance has appointed Daniel Oldham as head of underwriting for trucking. Oldham, who holds the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation, brings more than a decade of commercial insurance and transportation underwriting experience. He was most recently vice president and head of transportation at Canopius Group, where he grew the transportation book from $10 million to $39 million while keeping it profitable. He also launched a cannabis transportation insurance program and built an admitted trucking program. Earlier, he held underwriting roles at NBIS and Great West Casualty Company. At Corgi, Oldham will oversee risk selection, pricing, portfolio management, product development, and broker relationships. "As Corgi continues to grow its trucking business, his experience will be valuable in expanding our capabilities," said Emily Yuan, co-founder and chief operating officer of Corgi.

Corgi launches new specialised data centre coverage. 5th October 2026 - Author: Saumya Jain - AI-native Corgi Insurance has launched a new insurance coverage built to support data centres, protecting construction and commissioning through ongoing operations and the hardware that powers computing workloads. The coverage aims to cover the full life cycle of a data centre, as they become an increasingly critical part of the infrastructure powering AI, cloud computing, and modern businesses. Corgi said the coverage will protect critical property and infrastructure, including power, cooling, and UPS systems, once a data centre is operational, and provide business income coverage when a covered loss takes a facility offline. The product also addresses one of the most significant assets inside modern data centres: GPUs. The insurer is introducing residual value protection designed to help protect GPU hardware as a financeable asset, providing coverage for the equipment supporting AI and high-performance computing workloads. The program is designed for colocation operators, GPU cloud and AI compute hosts, enterprise and edge data centres, and the developers building these facilities, explained Corgi. The insurer stated that this move was driven by the increasing demand for computing capacity as data centre developers and operators navigate increasingly complex risks across construction, power, cooling, equipment, business interruption, and the rapidly evolving hardware inside these facilities. Corgi's insurance programme aims to be a one-stop shop for data centre operators, rather than them trying to piece together coverage across multiple policies and carriers. Nico Laqua, Co-founder, Corgi, commented, "Data centers are becoming some of the most important infrastructure in the world, but the insurance around them hasn't evolved at the same pace. We're building insurance around the entire data center, from the moment construction starts to the hardware running inside it." In related news, Corgi also launched Corgi Re, its reinsurance platform designed to bring underwriting technology, speed, and operational efficiency to the reinsurance market, and an admitted insurance carrier, in the last couple of months.