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

Schroders Capital has announced that it has appointed Vikram Bhandari to the newly-created role of Head and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Schroders Capital Solutions, where he will be based in London, reporting to Ingo Heinen, Global Head of Business Development and Product.

Aeolus Capital Management Ltd., the specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance investment manager, has announced the appointment of Giorgio Scrocca from OdysseyRe in London as Assistant Vice President (AVP), Underwriting.

Alex Mican, the former Head of PCS Global Strategy and Growth at Verisk, has now joined Moody’s in a role focused on insurance-linked securities (ILS) advisory and business development.

Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), a pan-African-focused reinsurance group, has announced that it has appointed insurance veteran Sylvain Coutu as Head of Innovation and Sustainability, where he will lead the firm’s Parametric division, overseeing underwriting, business development, and portfolio management.

Artemis has learned that Alex Mican, the Head of PCS Global Strategy and Growth at Verisk Claims, is departing the company.

Descartes Underwriting, the parametric risk transfer specialist, has announced the appointment of Blanca Berruguete as Head of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Distribution and Client Management, where she will be based in Madrid, and report to Descartes’ co-founder and Chief Insurance Officer Sébastien Piguet.

MultiStrat, the specialist underwriter, reinsurance investment facilitator and casualty insurance-linked securities (ILS) company, has announced that it has appointed Maryam Abdullah as Head of Pricing, to support the company’s growth plans for 2025.

Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced that insurance-linked securities (ILS) veteran Jason Bolding has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gallagher Securities, the firm’s ILS and capital markets broker-dealer division, while Bill Dubinsky moves into the role of Chairman.

Brokerage Willis, a WTW business, has announced the appointment of Derrick Easton as the new Global Head of Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) and Head of Western Europe for Risk and Analytics, where he will report to John Merkovsky, Global Head of Risk & Analytics, and Hugo Wegbrans, Head of Risk & Broking Europe.

PartnerRe, the Bermuda headquartered reinsurance company, has promoted insurance and reinsurance industry veteran Zino Theokli to Head of Group Retrocession.