-
Based in Bermuda, Jesse DeCouto will report directly to Validus Re CEO Chris Schaper.
-
Sources said the company is to part ways with around 60 staff as it completes the pivot to specialty (re)insurance.
-
The executive joins after spending a decade at Nephila Capital.
-
The broker said its capital markets unit would be “fully aligned with the broking and analytics teams.
-
The broker spent three years with Aon in Bermuda and New York.
-
The executive has worked for Beazley for almost 16 years.
-
Lee Shavel, the current CFO, was made CEO, Mark Anquillare was made president and three new members were appointed to the board.
-
The broker had led Aon’s Global ReSpecialty brand since 2019.
-
Group chief accounting officer Erick Fernandez will step in as an interim.
-
The incoming CFO brings with him more than 15 years of experience in financial services, insurance and capital markets.
-
Matthew Kirk will join the carrier’s insurance executive leadership team and report to Grahame Millwater, president of global insurance.
-
The incoming COO joins from PGGM, where he is currently a director within the credit and insurance-linked investments team.