Corgi, an AI-native insurance company, has announced the appointment of Johannes Els as Head of Portfolio Risk.
In his new role, Els will lead Corgi’s insurance portfolio monitoring and risk strategy, overseeing portfolio risk discipline, reserving, technical pricing, and capital model oversight across the company’s full-stack carrier group.
He brings more than 20 years of general insurance experience, specialising in reserving, commercial technical pricing, portfolio management, and capital model calibration.
Els joins Corgi from Policy Expert, where he served as Interim Head of Risk & Reserving, leading portfolio management and reserving activities.
Prior to that, he was Head Actuary at Motability Operations, where he led reserving reviews, technical pricing, and capital model calibration.
Els has also held actuarial and pricing roles across Allianz, RSA, Brit Insurance, and Medscheme (Mtius) Limited.
Nicolas Laqua, CEO and Co-Founder of Corgi, commented, “Joe’s experience spanning actuarial science, pricing, reserving, and capital management makes him exceptionally well-suited to support Corgi’s continued growth.”
“I am excited to join Corgi at such an important time for the insurance industry,” said Els. “Corgi pairs serious insurance expertise with a fresh approach to how technology and data can improve underwriting, and after two decades in the market, I am excited to help build the portfolio risk discipline needed to support that growth. I look forward to turning complex risk into clear, commercial insight as the company expands into new lines.”
