Pioneer Underwriters, part of the Minova portfolio of insurance and reinsurance holdings, has appointed Anand Hari as its new Head of Catastrophe Risk and Exposure Management.
Hari joins Pioneer from his most recent role as Head of Direct and Facultative Modelling at Faraday Syndicate 435. He will report directly to Graeme Rayner, Group Director of Underwriting and will be based in the London office.
Hari has over a decade of experience, having worked on developing and implementing the strategic vision for the Faraday risk modelling team, including the delivery of Solvency II and other regulatory requirements from the PRA and Lloyd’s. He began his career as a Catastrophic Loss Modeler at Faraday Syndicate 435.
Graeme Rayner, Group Director of Underwriting at Pioneer, commented; “I am very pleased to welcome Anand to Pioneer, whose expert capabilities are an extremely valuable addition to our team in London. Anand has an outstanding reputation in this specialist area and his approach to understanding risk will be of tremendous benefit as our international expansion gathers pace.”
