Insurtech platform Accelerant has appointed Pete Horst as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
Within this role, he will lead functions spanning Accelerant’s proprietary data and technology platform that helps Members better understand risk, benefit from insights, and handle operational and regulatory complexity.
Most recently, Horst served as Vice President of Engineering for business analytics platform Qlik. Within this role, he brought their platform to the cloud as an Enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering.
Prior to that, Horst held software development and engineering roles at IBM and Cognos.
Jeff Radke, CEO and co-founder of Accelerant, commented: “Accelerant at its core is a data and technology company. We are thrilled to welcome Pete to our team to lead our risk exchange initiatives to meet the needs of our Members and risk capital partners. His expertise and strategic partnership will expand our industry leadership, authority and vision as we explore new frontiers.”
Meanwhile, it was recently reported that Accelerant had launched a $175mn reinsurance sidecar vehicle.
Furthermore, the insurtech platform also recently set up a new EU headquarters in Brussels, as the company continues to target expansion in Europe.
