Risk and Insurance Firms Appoint New Global Leaders
The leadership updates will change how global companies access specialized crisis management and resilience advisory services.
Updated on Oct. 16, 2026 in People
Tokio Marine HCC has promoted Mark Hutton to chief underwriting officer and global head of crisis management, while Control Risks has tapped Chris Holt to lead its advisory and risk consulting practice. These leadership changes signal a consolidation of specialized security and resilience expertise within the global insurance and risk management sectors.
Why it matters
The appointments underscore a shift toward integrating specialized crisis management with broader enterprise advisory services as firms seek to better navigate complex threats like product recalls and active assailant risks. These moves reflect a growing industry focus on leveraging experienced leadership to scale global resilience programs across diverse international markets.
The announcements represent two significant executive shifts in the crisis management industry, with Chris Holt bringing over two decades of advisory experience to his new role. The scale of the leadership changes spans multiple global regions including the US, Canada, South America, Europe, and Asia.
The players
Mark Hutton
The newly appointed chief underwriting officer and global head of crisis management at Tokio Marine HCC.
Tokio Marine HCC
A global specialty insurance group providing niche coverage lines including crisis management and product liability.
Chris Holt
The new global head of advisory and risk consulting at Control Risks and founder of the firm CHC Global.
Control Risks
A global specialist risk consultancy that provides strategic advice and business resilience services to international organizations.
Philip Hall
The senior executive at Tokio Marine HCC to whom Mark Hutton reports.
The details
Mark Hutton will expand his oversight of insurance lines covering kidnap and ransom, product recall, and active assailant events by building on established centers of excellence in the US and Europe. Concurrently, Chris Holt joins Control Risks to integrate his expertise from CHC Global into an international framework for security consulting and business resilience. Both transitions aim to align underwriting strategy with deeper advisory capabilities for global clients.
Timeline
May 2024: Mark Hutton joined Tokio Marine HCC.
October 16, 2026: Mark Hutton was promoted and Chris Holt was appointed.
Market Landscape
These executive moves follow a documented trend of firms strengthening their resilience offerings to match the rigorous requirements of the ISO 22301 standard for business continuity. The shift signals a deeper integration between insurance underwriting and proactive security advisory.
Business operators should review their current insurance and security advisory partners to ensure they are equipped to handle evolving product recall and active assailant risks. These shifts suggest that underwriters are increasingly prioritizing providers with specialized, data-backed resilience credentials.
The takeaway
The move toward integrating advisory services with insurance underwriting signals that risk management is becoming a holistic operational function. Operators should evaluate whether their existing insurance providers offer the same depth of advisory and resilience consultation as the newly restructured teams at Tokio Marine HCC and Control Risks.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Insurance Business.
