Talent

Craig Dandurand is to depart Australia’s Future Fund after nine years, as the pension scheme reorganised its investment team, putting its ILS portfolio under the responsibility of new head of alternatives Tammi Fischer.

He led on structuring an innovative $1.15bn reinsurance stop-loss transaction in April.

Gupta moves from Axis Capital where he served for four years in the New York team.

The property reinsurance underwriter had joined Axis Re’s London team three years ago.

Board member David Patterson took on the role on an interim basis, while Monarch has recruited a new CFO who previously served at Security First.

Jacquet previously served for five years at Credit Suisse ILS.

The executive will rejoin as EVP, reinsurance purchasing and risk capital optimization.

Kalachian moves from Allianz where he was a managing director.

Claire Souch helped upgrade RMS’s US hurricane model in 2011 during her previous tenure at the firm.

The recruit joins from Verisk.

Howie was a principal in Mercer’s hedge fund boutique where his areas of coverage included ILS.

The consultant will be heading up manager research at the legacy carrier.