MSIG USA hires Beirne as chief actuary and James as CRO

By Isha Marathe

May 8 - (The Insurer) - MSIG USA has appointed Tony Beirne, former chief actuary at Cover Whale, as chief actuary and Dale James, former chief risk officer at Alleghany Corp, as chief risk officer.

Both executives will report to Peter McKenna, CEO of MSIG USA.

"These appointments reflect MSIG USA's continued focus on deepening our analytical and governance capabilities to support our long-term strategy," McKenna said.

Beirne has over 20 years of experience in the industry. His previous roles include chief actuary and product officer at VoyageWorks, as well as positions with KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Liberty Mutual. In his new role, he will lead MSIG USA's actuarial function, overseeing reserving, pricing strategy, capital modeling and portfolio analytics.

James has over 20 years of experience in the industry. He most recently served as vice president, corporate finance and chief risk officer at Alleghany Corp until October 2023, where he led risk governance, including catastrophe exposure, capital adequacy and reinsurance counterparty risk. He has also held roles at Goldman Sachs, JMMB and NCB Insurance.

At MSIG USA, James will oversee enterprise risk management strategy, including risk governance, compliance oversight and business continuity planning.