Acrisure Re, the re/insurance division of Acrisure, has hired Joel Hodges as Executive Vice President, where he will be based in London with a global role.
With a career spanning over 25 years across the re/insurance industry, Hodges brings a deep level of expertise towards his new role.
Throughout his career, Hodges has established a broad range of expertise encompassing actuarial, underwriting, reinsurance buying, broking and portfolio management.
As part of the Acrisure Re senior broking team, Hodges will have a key leadership role in developing client reinsurance treaty solutions.
He joins the re/insurer from Howden Tiger where he previously served as the company’s International Head of Analytics.
In this role, he was responsible for overseeing data analytics across all product lines and leading initiatives to improve the performance of the business.
Before he joined Howden Tiger, Hodges served in a variety of senior roles at Liberty Mutual, most recently as Head of portfolio management, Global Risk Solutions.
Commenting on his appointment, Hodges said: “I’ve worked extensively with the Acrisure Re team in the past, and always admired their client engagement model as it brings unique levels of collaboration and a genuine partnership. The leadership team are close to their clients, they champion excellence and are second-to-none when it comes to generating creative solutions and exceptional execution. They’ve built a phenomenal team across Europe and North America who deliver their ambitious growth plans and they have the right culture to support those ambitions. They have so much opportunity and I’m thrilled to be a part of their team!”
Simon Hedley, Acrisure Re Global CEO, added: “Joel’s proven track record in building re/insurance solutions, and expertise in data analytics to guide strategic decision-making, will be vital as we continue our successful global growth trajectory. In addition, he will further enhance our analytical capabilities globally, ensuring our continued competitiveness at the highest level and our ability to design and execute transactions that support our clients’ strategic objectives. I’m happy to welcome Joel to the team.”
