Asset management firm Aeolus has named Dr. Peter Dailey head of research at Aeolus Services Corp., the US subsidiary of the ACM Group.
Dailey will be based in the US and reports to Frank Fischer, partner and Chief Analytics Officer.
He brings over 20 years industry experience to the role and joins from RMS, where he served as vice president of model development.
He also led RMS’ global event response teams and contributed to developing strategy around modeling climate change risk for the industry.
Prior to RMS, Dailey founded Urban Enterprise Partners, a consultancy which offered custom modeling solutions to re/insurance and capital markets clients, including real-time hurricane forecasting.
He was previously Vice President at AIR Worldwide where he led model development for key perils including North Atlantic hurricanes, North American winter storms, and European extra-tropical cyclones and managed AIR’s real-time forecasting service.
“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Dailey to Aeolus. His exceptional and unique experience as a leading researcher at each of the world’s most widely utilized catastrophe modeling firms is everything we’d hoped for in a candidate that will lead our new research division,” said Fischer.
“His deep knowledge of catastrophe models and climate analytics will greatly enhance our technical ability to evaluate risk now and in the future. This appointment demonstrates Aeolus’ ability to attract market-leading talent and marks an exciting new chapter in our continued development.”
