MSIG USA has appointed Tony Beirne as chief actuary and Dale James as chief risk officer, further strengthening the company’s leadership in analytics and enterprise risk governance. Both executives will report to Peter McKenna, chief executive officer.
“These appointments reflect MSIG USA’s continued focus on deepening our analytical and governance capabilities to support our long-term strategy,” McKenna said. “Beirne brings a modern, data-driven approach to actuarial leadership that will enhance our pricing and portfolio management. Dale’s experience in risk oversight, capital markets and ESG strengthens our ability to anticipate and manage risk in today’s complex insurance landscape. I’m looking forward to the impact both leaders will make to MSIG USA’s growth and resilience.”
Beirne joins MSIG USA with more than 20 years of actuarial experience across commercial insurance, consulting and insurtech. Most recently, he served as chief actuary at Cover Whale, where he led pricing model development, telematics scoring, and predictive analytics initiatives that supported rapid portfolio expansion. His previous roles include chief actuary and product officer at VoyageWorks, as well as positions with KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Liberty Mutual.
As chief actuary, Beirne will lead MSIG USA’s actuarial function, overseeing reserving, pricing strategy, capital modeling and portfolio analytics. He will partner closely with underwriting and finance to ensure disciplined, insight-driven decision making across the enterprise.
James brings more than two decades of leadership experience in risk, capital management and corporate finance. He most recently served as vice president, corporate finance and chief risk officer at Alleghany Corp., where he led risk governance, including catastrophe exposure, capital adequacy, and reinsurance counterparty risk. Earlier in his career, James held roles at Goldman Sachs, JMMB and NCB Insurance.
In his role as chief risk officer, James will oversee MSIG USA’s enterprise risk management strategy, including risk governance, compliance oversight, and business continuity planning. He will work across functions to embed risk awareness into decision making and strengthen the company’s long-term operational resilience.
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