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

Artemis has learned that Chris Caponigro, the Global Head of AXIS ILS, the third party capital unit of Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer AXIS Capital, is to depart the company this June.

Aon Securities, the capital markets and investment banking arm of the insurance and reinsurance broker, has hired experienced insurance-linked securities (ILS) market executive Paschal Brooks.

Broking giant Aon is doubling-down on the application of reinsurance risk management techniques for its corporate client base, and as this becomes a key strategic angle for the company it has made Andy Marcell the CEO of Risk Capital, to oversee reinsurance, commercial risk and advanced analytics capabilities at the company.

Lancashire Holdings, the specialty insurance and reinsurance group, has added experienced and well-known industry veteran Bryan Joseph of Vario Partners as a non-executive director.

Vesttoo, the insurance capital markets focused insurtech, has announced the hiring of experienced alternative investments specialist Jon Ewing to lead the development of an insurance-linked securities (ILS) marketplace.

Inver Re, the Ardonagh Group’s reinsurance broking arm, has added a new leadership position focused on parametric risk transfer, hiring Gareth Davies from Price Forbes as its new Chairman, Parametrics.

Inver Re, the Ardonagh Group’s reinsurance broking arm, has made a key hire in taking well-known industry executive Tom Johansmeyer from Verisk’s PCS unit, to become the brokers’ new Global Head of Index products, Artemis has learned.

Markel Corporation has announced the hiring of Amandeep Dhillon as Managing Director, Global Head of Catastrophe and Exposure Management, who joins the company from his most recent position as a senior ceded reinsurance officer at AIG.

Judy Klugman, the Global head of ILS Distribution and Sales at reinsurance giant Swiss Re and a long-standing and well-known leader in the catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) space, is departing the firm at the end of June.

Hiscox Re & ILS, the international reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) arm of the Hiscox Group, has announced the hiring of Minesh Shah from Hamilton Re, who joins the firm as its Director of Underwriting Risk.