Aon plc, a leading global professional services firm, has appointed Paul Shedden as its global and UK head of analytics in the firm’s Reinsurance Solutions.
Within this role, he will be based in London.
Shedden will join the firm on October 17th from Sompo International, where he served as head of Portfolio Design, Pricing and Analytics – Global Insurance, having previously held senior actuarial and analytics roles at various re/insurers, including AXA XL, XL Catlin and Catlin.
As Aon’s global head of analytics for Reinsurance Solutions, Shedden will report to Andy Marcell, global chief executive officer of Reinsurance Solutions and will join the Reinsurance Solutions global leadership team.
In addition to his global role, Shedden will also have direct responsibility for the UK analytics function, where he will report to Rupert Moore, UK CEO of Reinsurance Solutions, and joining the Reinsurance Solutions UK leadership team.
Within this role, Shedden will also drive collaboration and innovation across Reinsurance Solutions’ analytics and broking colleagues, harnessing the technical expertise within the regional and product solution teams to create innovative client solutions on a global scale.
At the same time, he will also chair the Analytics Leadership Committee, which is responsible for the Analytics’ global strategy, coordination of resources and investments for Reinsurance Solutions.
Addressing Shedden’s appointment, Marcell said: “Having worked at some of the leading re/insurers in our marketplace, Paul understands the importance our industry places on data, analytics and actuarial services. In joining Aon, we know he will help to not only drive our capabilities, but further tailor them to the needs of our sector, and in doing so deliver optimum client value to help our clients make better, more-informed decisions.”
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions Analytics team comprises a wide range of global capabilities, from weather, climate and catastrophic risk assessment to unstructured data management and analysis, offering clients important risk insights.
Its solutions can assist re/insurers in achieving growth, navigating volatility, building resilience and considering their capital allocations, which in turn can play a huge role in helping them to boost underwriting profitability, effectively manage portfolios and optimise risk transfer programmes.
Moore, added: “Our Analytics team is critical to delivering innovation at scale as Aon addresses the evolving needs of clients, such as ESG issues, macro-economic challenges and inflationary risk. Paul will play a pivotal role in enabling Analytics to respond to these evolving and underserved areas where clients require information and insights.”
