People moves news, in insurance-linked securities (ILS) and related areas of reinsurance

Global reinsurance giant Munich Re announced that Leonie Schubert has stepped into the role of Global Head of Capital Partners from March 1st, which sees her leading the division of the company where capital market solutions and investor partnerships are managed.

Schroders Capital has announced the appointment of Sabrina Meng as Head of Business Development, Asia. In this role, she will drive fundraising in the region for the firm’s Private Debt and Credit Alternatives (PDCA) business, which will include insurance-linked securities (ILS).

Nephila Capital has promoted business development, investor relations and capital raising executive Tom Dedman to the role of Head of EMEA, Partner Capital in the firm’s Nephila Advisors unit.

AXIS Capital, the global specialty insurance and reinsurance underwriter, has put a new reporting line in place for its insurance-linked securities (ILS) division AXIS ILS, with Group Chief Underwriting Officer Dan Draper adding that to his responsibilities.

Nephila Capital has hired experienced reinsurance and capital management executive Anthony Landi as Head of Strategic Growth for the firm’s Nephila Advisors investor relations and US business development division.

Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has announced that leader Joe Peiser has been appointed as the firm’s new CEO of Risk Capital, a role spanning across both commercial insurance and reinsurance broking responsibilities, with influence on insurance-linked securities and the mechanisms for delivery of risk capacity to support clients.

Elementum Advisors, LLC, an alternative investment manager that specialises in collateralized natural catastrophe event reinsurance investments, has announced five promotions within its business, the most senior of which involves Andrew Lauer being promoted to Chief Operating Officer (COO).

Squarepoint, a leading privately held quantitative investment manager, is pushing into insurance-linked securities, with its latest move being the hiring of Guillaume Legal as ILS Portfolio Manager, who joins the firm from his most recent position specialising in ILS at SCOR Investment Partners.

Catastrophe risk modeling specialist Karen Clark & Company (KCC) has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Deanne Nixon as Senior Vice President, who joins the firm from global climate risk coverage platform Arbol.

With global reinsurance firm Hannover Re now having licensed its new insurance-linked securities (ILS) operation Hannover Re Capital Partners (HCP) in Bermuda, the company has revealed that Bermuda P&C leader Michael Eberhardt takes on the CEO position while Head of ILS Patrick Horstmann is a Director of the new unit.