Tokio Marine HCC (TMHCC) has announced that CEO Susan Rivera (pictured), a past winner of Insurance Business’s Elite Women, has been named the APIW Insurance Woman of the Year. She will receive the award at the APIW ceremony in June.
Rivera joined TMHCC as an independent board member before being appointed chief operating officer in April 2018 and later CEO. She also served as managing executive officer and co-chief retention strategy officer at Tokio Marine Group, TMHCC’s parent company.
Her career began as an actuary at AIG before moving into underwriting, where she held senior positions, including president of American Home Assurance Company. She later joined Praetorian Insurance Company, which was acquired by QBE, where she served as president of QBE Specialty and chief actuary for QBE’s Americas division. Before TMHCC, she was president and CEO of V3 Insurance Partners LLC.
“Susan has highlighted world-class leadership, expanding TMHCC’s product offerings and global footprint,” said APIW president Dawnmarie Black.
Rivera has been recognised in industry rankings, including Insurance Business America’s Elite Women of the Year list in 2022 and its Hot 100 list in 2020. She also founded TMHCC’s Accelerate programme, a three-year initiative for developing claims and underwriting professionals.
“It is a tremendous honour to be recognised as the APIW 2025 Insurance Woman of the Year,” Rivera said. “This accolade reflects the broader progress within the insurance sector towards greater inclusivity and championing talent.”
The announcement comes amid a period of expansion at TMHCC. The company recently appointed Brendan Gaine as head of North American distribution and Greg Hamlin to lead its new US hospital professional liability business unit.
TMHCC is also supporting sustainable insurance solutions, providing lead capacity for Artio, a Lloyd’s startup focused on carbon credit delivery insurance. AM Best and Fitch Ratings reaffirmed its financial strength ratings of ‘A++’ and ‘AA-‘, respectively.
