10 CISOs in Insurance
Every one of these insurance CISOs holds a current chief information security officer title at an insurer, and five carry it as a group or global role, at Zurich Insurance, Unum, Manulife, CNA Insurance and Great-West Lifeco. They are the people to call when an insurer is deciding how to organize a security program across countries and business lines, or when a security vendor wants to know what an insurance buyer asks for.
Professionals to explore
A.J. Charbonneau
LinkedInExperience: SVP & Global Chief Information Security Officer · Great-West Lifeco Inc
Global and group security programs, at Great-West Lifeco and AXA, are the fit for A.J. Charbonneau, SVP & Global Chief Information Security Officer at Great-West Lifeco Inc since 2021. A.J. was Executive Director - Group Chief Security Officer at AXA (2014-2019), Executive Director - Global Chief Information Security Officer at Standard Bank Group (2010-2013) and Executive Director - Americas Regional Head of Group Security & Fraud at ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (2008-2009).
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Abhishek Bansal
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Security Officer · Axis Max Life Insurance Limited
Regulatory compliance and risk questions for a life insurer suit Abhishek Bansal, Chief Information Security Officer at Axis Max Life Insurance Limited since 2019 and Chief Risk Officer (CRO) at MaxLife Pension Fund Management (2022-2025). Abhishek also held Associate Director at PwC India (2016-2019) and Practice Head, Regulatory & Compliance Management at Tata Consultancy Services (2013-2015).
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Ben Murphy
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President and Global Chief Information Security Officer · Unum
Ben Murphy has been Senior Vice President and Global Chief Information Security Officer at Unum since 2023, and was U.S. Chief Information Security Officer at Aflac (2016-2022) and Director, Security Operations and Threat Management at Aflac (2014-2016). At Jack Henry Banking, Ben was Director of Security, Software Engineering and Services (2011-2013) and Senior Manager of Information Security (2004-2011). Holding CISO titles at Unum and Aflac, plus a security operations director role, makes Ben a fit for questions on scaling security operations.
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Bobby Singh, CISSP, MBA, ICD.D
LinkedInExperience: Global CISO · Manulife
Tying a global insurance security program to business plans is the fit for Bobby Singh, Global CISO at Manulife since December 2024 and CISO & CTO at TMX Group (2014-2024). At Manulife (John Hancock), Bobby leads the strategic direction and global operations of the company's cybersecurity program, aligning security with business growth and innovation.
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Dan Antilley
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Security Officer · MetLife
MetLife's Chief Information Security Officer since August 2024, Dan Antilley was Global Security & Cash Operations Officer at NCR Atleos (2023-2024), Chief Security Officer at NCR Corporation (2021-2023) and Chief Information Security Officer at Cardtronics (2017-2021). Dan can compare the security program at MetLife with those at NCR and Cardtronics.
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Doug DeMio, CISSP
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Security Officer · Mapfre
Ransomware resilience and digital risk at an insurer are where Doug DeMio can help, with Chief Information Security Officer titles at Mapfre and at MAPFRE North America since 2022. At American Family Insurance, Doug was AVP Enterprise Digital Risk - Enterprise Cyber Security and Ransomware Resilience Leader (2019-2022) and Information Security Officer and Director of Technical Operations (2016-2019).
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John Harte
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Security Officer · Starr
John Harte has been Chief Information Security Officer at Starr since 2012. In John's own words, the role oversees global cybersecurity strategy spanning insurance, investments, and regulated markets, and John has over 20 years of experience in enterprise security and cyber risk governance. A long tenure in one CISO seat makes John a fit for questions on building cyber risk governance over time.
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Mahmood Khan
LinkedInExperience: SVP & Global Chief Information Security Officer · CNA Insurance
At CNA Insurance, Mahmood Khan has been SVP & Global Chief Information Security Officer since 2020. Mahmood was Managing Director - Cyber Security Operations at United Airlines (2017-2020), and at Bank of America held Senior Vice President - Global Information Security (2012-2017) and VP - Global Information Security (2007-2012). Security operations at CNA, compared with what Mahmood saw at Bank of America and United Airlines, are Mahmood's area.
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Paige H. Adams
LinkedInExperience: Group Chief Information Security Officer · Zurich Insurance
Paige H. Adams has been Group Chief Information Security Officer at Zurich Insurance since 2018. Paige's other Zurich roles are VP for Cyber Security (2017-2018), Chief Information Security Officer at Zurich North America (2015-2017) and Global Head of Cyber Response (2014-2015), and Paige was an Information Warfare Officer in the US Navy (2003-2014). Group-level security at an insurer, and cyber response, are Paige's fit.
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Rick Vadgama, CISSP
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Security Officer · GEICO
As Chief Information Security Officer at GEICO since August 2024, Rick Vadgama holds one of the current insurance CISO seats here. Rick also sits on the Cyber Executive Council at .406 Ventures, the Executive Advisory Board at Tenable, the Advisory Board at RAD Security and the Executive Advisory Council of the Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst. Security vendor evaluation is a natural question for Rick.
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Choose the right perspective
For a multinational structure, start with one of the five group or global CISOs; Rick Vadgama at GEICO, Dan Antilley at MetLife, Doug DeMio at Mapfre and John Harte at Starr hold CISO titles without a group or global label. Abhishek Bansal adds a risk officer and regulatory compliance background, and Paige H. Adams and Ben Murphy both held cyber response or security operations roles inside insurers.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do insurance CISOs decide which security controls are set at group level and which are left to each country or business unit?
- 02What do insurance regulators and boards ask a CISO to show about protecting policyholder data, and how often?
- 03How does an insurer's security team handle cyber risk that comes through agents, brokers and claims partners outside its own network?
About this directory
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