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Acrisure Re names Kriesch & Witteveen as Managing Directors for Cat Bond Solutions
10th September 2023
Acrisure Re, the reinsurance division of global fintech Acrisure, has announced the appointment of Sandro Kriesch and Patrick Witteveen as Managing Directors of Catastrophe Bond Solutions within its Corporate Advisory and Solutions (ARCAS) division, effective immediately. Based in Zurich, they will report to Ben Canagaretna, the Global Managing Director of ARCAS. Kriesch ... Read the full article
Acrisure Re expands corporate advisory & solutions with senior appointments
29th August 2023
Acrisure Re, the (re)insurance division of global fintech Acrisure, has appointed Steve Ryland as Global Head of Legacy and Thomas Deane as Head of Investment Banking to its corporate advisory and solutions division (ARCAS). According to Acrisure, the pair will work alongside the rest of the ARCAS team to expand the ... Read the full article
Steve Ryland joins Acrisure Re as Global Head of Legacy
1st August 2023
Steve Ryland has joined Acrisure Re, a full-service re/insurance intermediary and capital management advisor, as Global Head of Legacy. He joins from Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd., where he served in various roles which include Group Chief Commercial Officer and Group Head of Global Distribution. Ryland served as CEO of Catalina UK, prior ... Read the full article
Acrisure announces rebrand with the aim to unify its subsidiaries under one umbrella
22nd May 2023
Acrisure has announced that it will begin to unify under a single brand to best represent its status as a global fintech company that offers multiple financial products and services. The company will organize by geographic region and operating platforms led by existing Acrisure Partners. The rollout of the platforms and ... Read the full article
Acrisure Re names Susan Holliday Independent Non-Executive Board Director
19th May 2023
Acrisure Re, a full-service re/insurance intermediary and capital management advisor, has announced the appointment of Susan Holliday as an Independent Non-Executive Board Director. Through her career she has used her extensive knowledge of capital markets, emerging markets and technology to deliver strategies for global financial services leaders including UBS, Swiss Re, ... Read the full article
James Turner joins Acrisure Re as Vice President, Corporate Advisory & Solutions
17th May 2023
James Turner has joined Acrisure Re, the re/insurance division of insurance broker Acrisure, as Vice President, Corporate Advisory & Solutions. In the new role, Turner will be covering (re)insurance: Strategic Advisory, Capital Raising and ILS, Legacy Solutions, and M&A and Start-Ups. Prior to joining Acrisure Re, Turner served as an Investment Manager ... Read the full article
Acrisure Re appoints Jennifer D’Arcy Facultative Reinsurance EVP
27th March 2023
Acrisure Re, the re/insurance division of insurance broker Acrisure, has announced the appointment of Jennifer D’Arcy as Executive Vice President of its Facultative Reinsurance division. In her new role based in London, D’Arcy will continue building out Acrisure Re’s FAC strategy for North America, as well as overseeing and developing Marine ... Read the full article
Acrisure Re names Chris Jones Head of Marine & Space
20th March 2023
Acrisure Re, the reinsurance division of global insurance broker Acrisure, has appointed Chris Jones as Head of Marine and Space. An experienced veteran within the industry, Jones joins Acrisure Re from Ed Broking, where he previously held the role of Managing Director Marine R/I. Moreover, in February, Acrisure launched a new ... Read the full article
Acrisure hires Mathias Pahl from WTW to lead new DACH operation
28th February 2023
Global insurance broker Acrisure has launched a new subsidiary covering the German, Austrian, and Swiss markets, which will be led by Mathias Pahl, who joins from WTW. Pahl will serve as President of the new subsidiary, Acrisure Deutschland GmbH and Head of DACH with immediate effect. He will be tasked with ... Read the full article
Acrisure Re expands fac division into Poland via Smartt Re deal
26th January 2023
Acrisure Re, the reinsurance division of global insurance broker and fintech platform Acrisure, has announced that its facultative team is set to expand into the Polish market via a preferred partnership broker agreement with Smartt Re. Headquartered in Warsaw, Poland, Smartt Re is the leading reinsurance broker in Poland and has ... Read the full article
Acrisure Re appoints Alex Orloff to new role as it expands division in North America
16th September 2022
Reinsurance broker Acrisure Re is expanding its corporate advisory and solutions division, known as ARCAS, into North America. As part of the expansion, the firm has appointed Alex Orloff to be the managing director ARCAS North America. He will be based in New York and report to Ben Canagaretna, managing director ... Read the full article
Acrisure Re enters broking partnership with LEUE & NILL
1st August 2022
Acrisure Re, the reinsurance division of global insurance broker and fintech platform, Acrisure, has entered into a strategic broking partnership with German broker, LEUE & NILL, effective immediately. One of the largest insurance brokers in Germany with more than 500 employees, LEUE & NILL provides a full range of insurance services ... Read the full article
Acrisure Re hires Chuck Furlong as senior vice president and broker
27th July 2022
Acrisure Re, the reinsurance division of Acrisure, has appointed Chuck Furlong as senior vice president and broker. Furlong will focus on expanding Acrisure Re’s reinsurance capabilities in property and casualty in North America. He most recently served at Guy Carpenter, where he was head of US casualty facultative reinsurance. Read the full article
Acrisure Re enters into preferred broker agreement with Mahindra Insurance Brokers
1st July 2022
Acrisure Re, the reinsurance division of broker and fintech platform Acrisure, has announced that its facultative team has signed a preferred partnership broker agreement with Mahindra Insurance Brokers (MIBL) for Indian facultative business. The agreement is effective immediately. Headquartered in Mumbai, (MIBL) is a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services (Mahindra ... Read the full article
Acrisure Re warns of above average hurricane activity
7th June 2022
Acrisure Re, the reinsurance division of broker and fintech platform Acrisure, has forecast an above average hurricane season this year, albeit with less activity than the record 2020 and 2021 seasons. Recent heightened hurricane activity is at least partly attributed to the current warm phase of Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) which ... Read the full article