Brentwood Reinsurance Intermediaries Inc. (BrentRe), a provider of insurance and reinsurance brokerage services, recently appointed William (Bill) J. Hodson, of Burlington, N.C., as senior vice president, according to Keith Fawcett, president.

With broad-based knowledge and worldwide experience, Hodson began his reinsurance career with the G. L. Hodson & Son Inc. organization after an internship for reinsurance training in London, England, with C. E. Heath, Ltd., and two syndicates at Lloyd's of London. Hodson worked for G. L. Hodson & Son and its successor Willis Re Inc. in the Atlanta, New York, City and Burlington/McLeansville, N.C., offices. There he focused on specialty lines reinsurance, "program" oriented business involving managing general agents and alternative risk reinsurance for captives and risk retention groups.

More recently, Hodson has worked for Axiom Re, in Stoney Creek, N.C., and also helped establish Goss Re/Advocate Re in Dallas, where he used his expertise to help form and grow its alternative risk reinsurance and specialty lines "program" reinsurance capabilities. Hodson came to BrentRe from USA Risk Intermediaries, the reinsurance intermediary platform for USA Risk Group in Greenville, S.C.

Hodson is a graduate of St. Michael’s College, Vermont, with a degree in business administration. He is currently active with numerous industry associations and is a frequent conference speaker.