SiriusPoint appoints ex-QBE/Berkshire/Liberty executive to leadership

Global specialty re/insurer  SiriusPoint has hired a highly experienced general counsel with a broad legal background at QBE, Berkshire Hathaway and Liberty to join its executive leadership reporting to CEO Scott Egan.

Linda Lin has been appointed as chief legal officer with effect from July 24. She will be based in New York.

Jimmy Yang, who stepped into the role of interim general counsel in February 2023, will work closely with Lin to ensure a seamless handover and transition.

Lin joins SiriusPoint from Coaction Global (formerly Prosight), where she led the legal, regulatory, compliance, product development and internal audit functions as general counsel and corporate secretary.

Previously, she served as SVP, general counsel, business unit legal and co-headed regulatory at QBE North America. Lin has served in various legal, claims and product development roles at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance and Liberty International Underwriters. Before entering the insurance industry, she was a litigator with the law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

Egan commented: “As a highly experienced General Counsel with a broad legal background in the re/insurance and listed environments, I have no doubt that Linda will be an enormous asset in helping us deliver against our ambitious strategy. I am delighted that she is bringing her expertise to SiriusPoint and further strengthening our deep bench of executive talent in the areas of leadership and culture building. I am very grateful to Jimmy for the contribution he has made as interim GC. He has been invaluable to the progress we have made in the last nine months.”

Lin said: “I very much look forward to joining SiriusPoint. It is an exciting time for the Company, which has a revitalised strategy and executive leadership team, and a keen focus on culture and values. I look forward to working with the ELT and Board to contribute to the strides SiriusPoint is making in its performance, and to supporting the Company’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, an area particularly important to me.”

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