Talent

Based in Austin and Dallas, Texas, the new company will provide fronting insurance to four US carriers.

The reinsurer’s CFO and COO Michael Dennis has been named CEO, subject to immigration approval.

The executive will work to help corporations understand and mitigate the threats posed by climate change.

The firm said a new CUO hire is pending.

The leadership restructure comes on the 25th anniversary of White Rock Group.

Geoffrey Saville spent nine years at WTW and the Met Office.

Some might see the ILS sector as more institutionalised compared to personality-driven hedge funds, but there is little doubt that the original generation of ILS leaders will be hard to replace.

Contasta joins the Connecticut-based reinsurer after over 14 years at Alleghany-owned carrier TransRe.

Chris Killourhy joined QBE in June 2015 and has held several roles in the company, including chief actuarial officer and CFO of QBE’s Australia Pacific division.

McGhie has served for the past 30 years in Asia.

Philippe Kremer spent three years at Citi and nearly eight years at Swiss Re Capital Markets.

The firm also hired Aspen’s Crystal Ottaviano as global risk solutions chief risk officer.