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David Unsworth has previously worked at JLT Re and Guy Carpenter.

The corporate finance adviser has held roles at Deutsche Bank, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley.

Former Aon broker Jonathan Hughes will join the firm's retrocession team, reporting to head of retro Alex Bridges.

TigerRisk said that the platform could handle more customised ILS issuances as well as standardised transactions.

An "awful lot" of trapped ILS capital may turn out to be lost capital as 2017 claims evolve, chief underwriting officer at QBE Re Jonathan Parry said during a panel debate at Trading Risk's London ILS event last week.