Tokio Marine HCC appoints co-global marketing leaders

International specialty insurance group Tokio Marine HCC has appointed Jeremy Barnett and Phelim Browne as co-global marketing leaders, reporting to Thomas Harmeyer, executive vice president.

“We are pleased to unite the marketing efforts of Jeremy and Phelim to enhance our marketing programs and strengthen our brand identity in the specialty insurance marketplace,” said Susan Rivera, Tokio Marine HCC’s chief executive officer. “Serving the US and International markets, respectively, they will help us build the most advantageous marketing services to advance our brand and support our distribution partners globally,”

Browne, head of marketing for Tokio Marine HCC – International Group, assumes the co-global marketing leader role after joining the company in January 2019. He has more than twenty years of marketing experience in positions of increasing responsibility with Willis Towers Watson, MMA Insurance/Covea Insurance, Brit Insurance, NIG and Independent Insurance.

“Phelim has hit the ground running, driving new digital marketing solutions from within the Tokio Marine HCC - International Group in London. We are keen to leverage his expertise to build a stronger Tokio Marine HCC presence throughout Europe and EMEA,” said Harmeyer.

Barnett, based in Los Angeles, joined Tokio Marine HCC in April 2019 as part of the company’s acquisition of NAS Insurance Services, LLC (NAS), now part of the Tokio Marine HCC – Cyber and Professional Lines Group. Since 2012, he has served as the senior vice president of marketing and business development for NAS.

“Jeremy’s intimate knowledge of specialty insurance coupled with his broad industry relationships will help us to leverage effective marketing strategies across all of our lines of business,” added Harmeyer.

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