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

Arch Reinsurance Group, the reinsurance underwriting arm of global re/insurer Arch Capital Group, has promoted William Soares to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Arch Reinsurance Ltd. in Bermuda, and Jon Schriber to CEO of Arch Reinsurance Company in the U.S., effective immediately.

Global broker Aon has announced that it has appointed Bob Reville as Senior Managing Director and Casualty Catastrophe Market Leader within its Risk Capital division, effective July 15th.

Munich Re, the German headquartered global reinsurance giant, has appointed property treaty underwriting specialist Lisa Benhalima as a Manager Structuring within its Global Insurance Linked Securities Solutions team.

Ariel Sociedade Seguradora de Propósito Específico S.A. (Ariel SSPE), the insurance-linked securities (ILS) platform in Brazil, has announced that it has appointed Laercio Vicente to its executive team, who brings direct experience in structuring Brazil’s Letras de Risco de Seguro (LRS, Insurance Risk Letters), the country’s unique ILS instrument.

Swiss Re, the global reinsurer, is launching a new Alternative Capital Solutions unit to encompass its activities in insurance-linked securities and retrocessional hedging and execution, with long-standing senior employee Mirjam Wiget set to lead the team.

Youssef Sfaif, the President and Chief Operating Officer of Everest Group’s third-party reinsurance capital manager Mt. Logan Capital Management, Ltd. is set to depart from the company later this year, we’ve learned from sources.

Ariel Re, the Bermuda headquartered global reinsurance firm, has promoted its head of platform development Tim Shreeve to the role of Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).

CRC Group, a wholesale insurance services and distribution specialist, has launched a new Risk Solutions Division to advance its focus on developing proprietary capacity, capital partnerships and alternative risk solutions, including its reinsurance sidecars, appointing Bill Goldstein to lead the division.

Guy Carpenter, the global reinsurance broking firm, has announced the hire of Connie Tregidga as a Managing Director in its Global Structured Solutions team, with legacy deals and reinsurance sidecars a focus for her new role.

Augment Risk, the risk capital and reinsurance solutions broking firm, has hired well-known insurance-linked securities market executive Brad Livingston, who joins the firm to strengthen its ILS team and in particular is expected to help grow the private ILS offering in property risk, given his collateralized reinsurance expertise.