Hugh Brennan is the Chief Executive Officer of RenaissanceRe Syndicate Management Ltd, RenaissanceRe’s Lloyd’s platform and chairs the broader UK Operations Executive Committee. Hugh joined RenaissanceRe in Bermuda in 2009 to help drive the establishment of RenaissanceRe’s Lloyd’s Syndicate, subsequently moving to London. Initially, Hugh served as CFO of RenaissanceRe’s emerging UK and broader European operations, assuming a series of positions of increasing responsibility over time before stepping into his current role in 2016. 

Prior to joining RenaissanceRe, Hugh spent nine years with PricewaterhouseCoopers working in the financial services sector of their Dublin, New York and Bermuda offices, both in an audit and later in an advisory capacity, with primary focus on the Insurance/Reinsurance market. 

Hugh is a Chartered Accountant and a CFA Charter holder.