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

Global fintech Acrisure has appointed Martin Reith as Executive Chairman of Volante, a Lloyd’s business with managing general agent (MGA) operations, which will see him advise Ben Canagaretna, Managing Director of Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory and Solutions (ARCAS), as well as review and provide advice on Acrisure’s interest in accessing third-party capital.

The market should expect Swiss Re to continue building out its capabilities across insurance-linked securities (ILS) and alternative reinsurance capital, as the company is benefiting from their growth, while investors in Alternative Capital Partners (ACP) structures have been enjoying “very strong performance”, CFO John Dacey said today.

Global reinsurance company Swiss Re said today that its third-party capital markets focused Alternative Capital Partners (ACP) division is supporting its long-term growth trajectory in natural catastrophe risks.

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 former Schroders executive Daniel Ineichen to lead an insurance-linked securities (ILS) strategy.

Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions division has announced the hiring of Robert O’Connell as Global Cyber Strategy and Growth Leader, Executive Managing Director, a role that will see him tasked with leading on delivering value to cyber clients, including through the use of cyber insurance-linked securities (ILS).

Signal Iduna Reinsurance Ltd. (SI Re), a Switzerland based reinsurer located in the city of Zug, has promoted its insurance-linked securities (ILS) and retrocession lead Dr Robert Salzmann to become Chief Underwriting Officer and also appointed him to the Executive Board of the company.

Members Capital Management Limited, a Bermuda-based asset manager focused on bringing new sources of reinsurance capital to the insurance-linked securities (ILS) sector using digital and tokenized assets, has appointed UK public and private sector leader Lord Chris Holmes MBE to its strategic advisory board.

Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of the independent brokerage, has announced the hiring of Edward Tyler from rival Gallagher Re, who joins the company in London as a Senior Retrocession and Property Specialty broker.

Following the recent departure of long-standing senior insurance-linked securities (ILS) employee Daniel Ineichen, Schroders Capital has promoted another key executive, Flavio Matter, to the position of Head of ILS.

Chard Re, a reinsurance-linked investment manager run by well-known industry executives Rick Montgomerie and Charlie Vaughan, has promoted team member William (Bill) Orendorf to the role of Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO).