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Radian Group Names Dan Kobell Permanent Finance Chief

Radian Group has made Dan Kobell its permanent CFO and announced several other executive appointments, including a new chief information officer.

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what happened

According to Dow Jones Newswires, Radian Group has promoted Dan Kobell from interim to permanent chief financial officer. Kobell had held the interim post since February, having joined the company in 2015. He will report to CEO Mike Weinbach.

On Wednesday the company also disclosed other leadership changes. Courtney Smith Goodrich takes the chief information officer role, while Russell Merrett moves into a newly created position overseeing property and casualty strategy. Craig Knightley becomes chief underwriting officer of the Inigo specialty insurance unit, and Stuart Bridges, Inigo's founder and CFO, shifts to an advisory role at Radian Group.

why it matters

Reshuffles like this usually carry limited market weight, since a change of finance chief alone does not alter reported results. Investors tend to read them as signals about leadership stability and possible shifts in underwriting and technology management.

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  1. Radian Names Kobell as Permanent Finance Chief — Dow Jones Newswires, 28 October 2026 at 21:52 UTC

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