Exclusive: Munich Re Specialty CUO Hohman exits after three years with (re)insurance giant

By James Thaler, Isha Marathe

Feb 18 - (The Insurer) - Munich Re Specialty’s CUO Greg Hohman has left the company after around three years with the firm following a nearly two-decade career with Zurich North America.

Hohman had been promoted to the CUO role in September 2023 after Liz Kramer was named president of excess and surplus lines in July of that year.

According to sources, Hohman’s departure was announced internally by Munich Re Specialty’s North America president and CEO Sabrina Hart earlier this month, with limited details regarding the executive’s departure provided.

A spokesperson for Munich Re confirmed Hohman’s departure, but declined to comment further.

He joined Munich Re in January 2022, initially as head of casualty, professional, and management liability underwriting, a post he held until his September 2023 promotion.

San Francisco-based Hohman previously spent 19 years with Zurich North America, having latterly served as head of domestic casualty, national accounts.

Hohman’s exit from Munich Re marks the latest senior casualty executive move in recent months, following the news that Nationwide’s retail excess casualty head Glen Curley will be retiring in March.

In January, The Insurer broke the news that Chubb’s North America major accounts excess head Joe Fobert had resigned to join Everest, where has since taken up a role as SVP for casualty reinsurance strategy.

And in December, The Insurer broke the news that Liberty Mutual’s longtime excess casualty head for major accounts Jon Tellekamp had joined Axa XL.

Munich Re established its E&S platform in 2019, and in an interview with E&S Insurer in August 2024, Hart and global Munich Re Specialty CEO Mike Kerner said platform’s E&S unit aims to be a key driver of profitable growth in its North American specialty insurance business as it executes its select broker strategy with wholesalers.