Tokio Marine GX names GCube's Galea and Van Reyk to lead North American growth

By Rebecca Delaney

July 21 - (The Insurer) - Newly launched Tokio Marine GX has continued its expansion with the appointments of Rosa Van Reyk and Michael Galea as heads of North America, the company said on Friday.

Based in New York City, Galea will be responsible for the East Coast, while Van Reyk will oversee TMGX's West Coast operations from its Orange County office.

They will be responsible for planning and delivering TMGX's underwriting strategy in North America as it deploys new resources to expand its insurance capacity for clients.

The duo both join TMGX from sister company GCube, where Van Reyk spent nine years as senior underwriter for onshore renewable energy. Prior to that, she held power and renewable energy broking roles at Marsh and Aon.

Galea also most recently served as senior underwriter at GCube, having returned to the company in 2017 following a stint at Aon. He relocated to New York in 2022.

Both Van Reyk and Galea will report to Oliver Litterick, who was named head of renewables at TMGX earlier this month.

Litterick most recently served as head of London market underwriting at GCube, a role he assumed in 2022. Prior to that, he spent six years at Chaucer, while his career also includes time at RKH Specialty and Howden.

Tokio Marine launched TMGX in May to establish a foothold in the expansive renewable energy market amid what is expected to be an increase in demand for coverage to support the green energy transition.

TMGX builds upon the existing offerings of GCube, the renewable energy MGA that was acquired by Tokio Marine HCC in 2020, as well as Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire’s offshore marine capabilities and additional expertise drawn from across the Japanese insurance holding company’s global operations.

TMGX said further appointments are expected as the business continues to scale its offering.