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

Swiss Re Insurance-Linked Investment Management Ltd. (SRILIM), one of the specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund management units of the global reinsurance firm, has a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), as long-standing employee Bernard Bachmann stepped into the role this month, Artemis has learned.

Radix Insurance Linked Strategies (Radix ILS), the recently launched Bermuda-based third-party capital manager and tech-first reinsurance capacity deployment company, has made two hires in Bermuda, adding underwriting and actuarial expertise in instruments including property, retrocession and industry-loss warranties (ILWs).

Allianz Commercial, part of global insurer Allianz, has announced the appointment of Lara Martiner as Global Head of Alternative Risk Transfer at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS), effective April 1st, 2025, succeeding Grant Maxwell, who is leaving the German insurer at the end of June.

Acrisure Re, the re/insurance division of global fintech Acrisure, has promoted Tom Deane to Managing Director, Head of Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions, LLC (ARCAS US), where he will contribute towards the company’s work on insurance-linked strategies.

Reask, the catastrophe modelling, climate analytics and data specialist, has announced that it has appointed Moody’s Joss Matthewman as its new Chief Revenue Officer, to help support the company’s next phase of growth.

Elementum Advisors, LLC has added new Chief Investment Officer (CIO) roles to its structure, with long-standing employees Jeff Davis and Paul Barker taking on investment oversight and responsibility for the catastrophe bond and collateralized reinsurance areas of the business, respectively.

Greg Case, CEO of insurance and reinsurance broking giant Aon, is taking on the additional responsibilities of company President, as long-standing senior Aon executive Eric Andersen is transitioning into a role as a senior advisor to Case.

HP Reinsurance SPC Ltd. (HP Re), a Cayman Islands based reinsurer, and Hale Partnership Capital Advisors has announced the hiring of Matt Walters as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of HP Re, as the firm continues to expand in both the reinsurance and retrocession markets.

Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of the global independent broker, has announced the hiring of senior reinsurance executive and advocator for insurance-linked securities (ILS) in Latin America, Rodrigo Botti, as its new Treaty Country Head of Brazil.

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT), a global quantitative and systematic investment manager that specialises in a technology and data-driven approach to allocation across liquid asset classes, has hired Securis catastrophe bond portfolio management specialist Raphael Rayees, the company has confirmed.