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Howden US today announced the appointment of Elizabeth Neumann Esq. as Executive Vice President, Financial Lines Claims Leader.  Neumann will be based in New York, and is yet another example of Howden’s recently launched US retail offering attracting top talent wanting to build a business in the largest and most dynamic insurance market in the world.

Neumann will form part of the US Financial Lines management team, led by Ron Borys. Borys was recently announced as the Howden US Head of Financial Lines, and together they will continue to build out a national Financial Lines practice as Howden US grows its specialty lines business for the benefit of clients in the country.

Neumann joins Howden from CAC Specialty, where she has spent the last two years as CAC’s US Financial Lines Legal & Claims Practice Leader. In this role, she was responsible for claims operations, client advocacy and loss recovery.  Before transitioning to the brokerage side of the industry, Neumann worked as a senior claims attorney for AXIS Insurance Company and CNA Insurance, specializing in Financial Lines claims for publicly traded clients and large financial institutions.

Mike Parrish, CEO, Howden US, comments: “Clients come to us for our experience and specialist expertise, and in Elizabeth we have found those qualities in abundance.  We welcome her to the firm, as together we build a business and an exceptional team for our financial lines clients.”

Sarah Hughes, CEO, Specialty, Howden, says, “I am delighted that Elizabeth has agreed to join our Miami, 3 December 2025 – Howden today announces the appointment of Elizabeth Neumann Esq. as Executive Vice President, Financial Lines Claims Leader.  Neumann will be based in New York, and is yet another example of Howden’s recently launched US retail offering attracting top talent wanting to build a business in the largest and most dynamic insurance market in the world.

Neumann will form part of the US Financial Lines management team, led by Ron Borys. Borys was recently announced as the Howden US Head of Financial Lines, and together they will continue to build out a national Financial Lines practice as Howden US grows its specialty lines business for the benefit of clients in the country.

Neumann joins Howden from CAC Specialty, where she has spent the last two years as CAC’s US Financial Lines Legal & Claims Practice Leader. In this role, she was responsible for claims operations, client advocacy and loss recovery.  Before transitioning to the brokerage side of the industry, Neumann worked as a senior claims attorney for AXIS Insurance Company and CNA Insurance, specializing in Financial Lines claims for publicly traded clients and large financial institutions.

Mike Parrish, CEO, Howden US, comments: “Clients come to us for our experience and specialist expertise, and in Elizabeth we have found those qualities in abundance.  We welcome her to the firm, as together we build a business and an exceptional team for our financial lines clients.”

Sarah Hughes, CEO, Specialty, Howden, says, “I am delighted that Elizabeth has agreed to join our
talented US financial lines leadership team. At Howden we put claims advocacy at the centre of our client proposition. Delivering good outcomes when our clients need us most but also learning from claims, providing risk insights, data and constantly improving our policy coverage.

“Having Elizabeth on the team is important for our US clients and for our international clients with US exposures. Her knowledge and experience will bring valuable insights to our legal teams across the world."

Ron Borys, Head of Financial Lines, Howden US, adds: “Elizabeth has been a rising talent in the Financial Lines space for the last 10 years of her career.  Claims advocacy and recovery is the backbone of a successful Financial Lines brokerage business in the US, and Elizabeth is the ideal person to work alongside me and the other talented leaders we have recruited to date to build a best-in-class claims organization for the benefit of our clients and brokers.  We are thrilled to have Elizabeth join Howden US as our Financial Lines Claims Leader.”

Neumann will join Howden further to the completion of contractual obligations to her current employer.