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Conduit Re’s Eckert named CEO of Willis Re - Business Insurance Skip to content Register for free Search Search Log In Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2026 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2026 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2026 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2026 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Conduit Re’s Eckert named CEO of Willis Re by Gavin Souter Agents and Brokers , Reinsurance Willis Towers Watson Sep 9, 2026 Willis Re on Wednesday named Conduit Re CEO and co-founder Neil Eckert chief executive officer as the reinsurance brokerage expands its operations. Mr. Eckert, who is due to step down as CEO of Bermuda-based Conduit Re on March 1, 2027, will join Willis Re after completing his contractual obligations, the broker said in a statement. It did not provide a start date. His appointment comes as Willis Re expands the reinsurance brokerage that Willis Towers Watson and private-equity firm Bain Capital launched after WTW announced in late 2024 that it would reenter the treaty reinsurance broking business. WTW sold its previous Willis Re business to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. for $3.25 billion in 2021 after its planned merger with Aon collapsed. Last month, the new Willis Re agreed to buy BMS Group’s U.S. reinsurance division, including BMS Intermediaries and BMS Capital Advisory and an associated London-based team. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, will give Willis Re an operational presence in the United States. Mr. Eckert began his career as a reinsurance broker at Benfield Group in 1986 and later founded Benfield & Rea Investment Trust, which raised capital to support Lloyd’s of London and insurance company underwriting capacity and was subsequently relisted as Brit Insurance. He co-founded Conduit Re in 2020, raising $1 billion in an initial public offering. He initially served as executive chairman and became CEO in 2025. Conduit Re said Tuesday that former Aspen Group president Christian Dunleavy will succeed Mr. Eckert as CEO. 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