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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.

MS Amlin has promoted Sarah Wilson to Head of Outwards Reinsurance, a role which will see her guide the strategic direction of the company’s reinsurance buying, potentially influencing engagement within the ILS market, particularly through the firm’s Phoenix Re sidecars.

Former Hiscox ILS executive Aaron García Ehrhardt has now confirmed his new role being as the Head of Capital & Underwriting at Hannover Re Capital Partners (HCP), the global reinsurance firm’s recently established Bermuda-based insurance-linked securities (ILS) platform.

Nephila Capital, the specialist insurance-linked securities and catastrophe reinsurance investment manager, has added a new Junior Underwriter in Bermuda, hiring Max De Souza from his most recent role as a modeller at Pillar Capital.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has expanded its Insurance Transactional and Regulatory team by appointing experienced insurance-linked securities (ILS) figure Bhavna Agnihotri, as senior counsel within its New York office.

Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has made a key appointment who brings new capital markets experience, hiring Efe Tokmen from broker Guy Carpenter as Head of Structured, UK Capital Solutions, Artemis has learned from sources today.

Fermat Capital Management, the specialist catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has made a new senior hire in Sandro Tiziani, to strengthen its investor relations and expand distribution reach within the Swiss and Italian markets.

Global reinsurance company TransRe has announced the promotion of Mike Torre and expansion of his responsibilities to the position of Global Property Portfolio and Third-Party Capital Leader, reporting to Lisa Moser, President of Global Portfolio Management.

Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of the independent broking group, has announced the promotion of Robert Bisset to the role of CEO, North America, while Nick Durant is set to be made Global Vice Chairman.