{"id":40650,"date":"2026-07-21T21:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T19:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=4d888c2ff80e6ddec75777dc60920c3a"},"modified":"2026-07-21T21:28:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T19:28:00","slug":"executive-leadership-changes-at-hudson-insurance-group-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=40650","title":{"rendered":"Executive Leadership Changes at Hudson Insurance Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Odyssey Group Holdings, Inc. (Odyssey Group) today announced leadership changes at its U.S. insurance subsidiary, Hudson Insurance Group (Hudson). After more than two decades with the Company, Chris Gallagher has decided to retire from Hudson, effective October 1, 2026, to pursue other career opportunities. Odyssey Group\u2019s CEO Carl Overy will assume the role of president and CEO of Hudson in addition to his current responsibilities.<\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260721241606\/en\/2759378\/5\/Odyssey_Group_Logo_Fairfax_Company_Registered_RGB_2026_%284%29.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260721241606\/en\/2759378\/22\/Odyssey_Group_Logo_Fairfax_Company_Registered_RGB_2026_%284%29.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260721241606\/en\/2759378\/5\/Odyssey_Group_Logo_Fairfax_Company_Registered_RGB_2026_%284%29.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260721241606\/en\/2759378\/21\/Odyssey_Group_Logo_Fairfax_Company_Registered_RGB_2026_%284%29.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s been a great privilege to build and lead Hudson,\u201d said Hudson CEO Chris Gallagher. \u201cI\u2019m simply ready for a change in direction. I will be leaving Hudson with a very strong management team, significant market strength, and I am confident it will continue to thrive.\u201d<\/p><p>\nOdyssey Group CEO Carl Overy added, \u201cChris has led Hudson with distinction since 2009, and we are eternally grateful for his leadership and 24 years of dedicated service. We wish him the very best in his next endeavor.\u201d<\/p><p>\nAs part of Hudson\u2019s succession plan, Trevor Howard will be appointed chief underwriting officer and Andre Virgilio will assume the role of chief operating officer for Hudson Crop &amp; Livestock.<\/p><p>\n\u201cPromoting from within is vital to preserving our culture and maintaining our underwriting discipline,\u201d stated Overy. \u201cBoth Trevor and Andre have been outstanding performers, and these promotions recognize their leadership, contributions and readiness for expanded responsibilities.\u201d<\/p><p>\nHoward joined Hudson in 2018 and currently serves as the head of HudsonPro, with additional responsibility of overseeing Hudson\u2019s Commercial Auto, Surety, Subcontractor Default Insurance and Ceded Re departments. Virgilio joined Hudson in 2012 and is currently the Head of Hudson Crop &amp; Livestock.<\/p><p>\n<b>About Odyssey Group<\/b><\/p><p>\nOdyssey Group Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, collectively referred to as Odyssey Group, is one of the world\u2019s leading providers of reinsurance and specialty insurance. Reinsurance is primarily underwritten through Odyssey Reinsurance Company, and specialty insurance is underwritten through Hudson Insurance Company, Hudson Excess Insurance Company, Newline Insurance Company Limited, Newline Syndicate 1218 at Lloyd\u2019s and Newline Europe Versicherung AG. With a network of more than 35 offices in 13 countries, Odyssey Group is a global enterprise committed to providing local service. Odyssey Group Holdings, Inc. is a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. Additional information is available at <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.odysseygroup.com%2F&amp;esheet=54574464&amp;newsitemid=20260721241606&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=OdysseyGroup.com&amp;index=1&amp;md5=60897e5a22ed669afa3a4d0a46ca50c9\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">OdysseyGroup.com<\/a>.<\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p>\nLisa Strasser\n<br\/>Senior Vice President\n<br\/>Odyssey Group\n<br\/>203.977.6006\n<br\/><a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.odysseygroup.com&amp;esheet=54574464&amp;newsitemid=20260721241606&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=OdysseyGroup.com&amp;index=2&amp;md5=00b9c74b85eeacb109153defc811085e\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">OdysseyGroup.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STAMFORD, Conn.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Odyssey Group Holdings, Inc. (Odyssey Group) today announced leadership changes at its U.S. insurance subsidiary, Hudson Insurance Group (Hudson). After more than two decades with the Company, Chris Gallagher has decid&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40650"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40655,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40650\/revisions\/40655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}