Meghan Hannes

US Head of Underwriting Management
Beazley

Meghan Hannes leads the execution of Underwriting Management across the US Cyber & Technology team at Beazley. 

Ms. Hannes is responsible for the development of the strategic direction for cyber liability underwriting across all products in cyber risks, inclusive of oversight on pricing adequacy, underwriting guidelines, management information development, analysis & reporting, product & application development.  

Ms. Hannes has acted as a Co-Chair for many Cyber Risk Industry Events and was named the 2020 NetDiligence ‘Toby Merrill’ Cyber Industry Award recipient.  

Ms. Hannes has 20 years of experience in Cyber, Media, Tech E&O and Professional Liability Insurance and has lent her voice as a contributor to several organizations and industry events such as Lloyd’s, Reuters, AMBest, PLUS, Intelligent Insurer, Insurance Business America and the Women in Cyber Conference; Member of the Eniac Ventures Expert Network.   

Ms. Hannes joined Beazley in early 2022, having previously helmed up Cyber & Technology E&O P&L and strategy  as Product Head at Hiscox.  Prior to Hiscox, she held various Privacy & Network Security Product Management and senior level underwriting positions at Axis Insurance, The Hartford, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies and served as Director of Underwriting at start-up Insurer CloudInsure.