Acrisure Re, the reinsurance and insurance coverage division of worldwide fintech Acrisure, has expanded its Company Advisory & Options (ARCAS) division with quite a few key appointments, together with Lauren Johnson, who has been named Head of Funds at Lloyd’s (FAL).
Johnson, who lately rejoined Acrisure Re’s London ARCAS crew will lead the division’s increasing Lloyd’s FAL functionality, which is a key development space for the corporate, after finishing an 18-month tenure at Wakam.
She first joined ARCAS in 2021, the place she served as a Vice President after spending six years at Securis Funding Companions as Head of Lloyd’s and specialty analytics.
On the identical time, Acrisure Re has appointed Assad Negyal as Head of Pricing inside its ARCAS division.
Based mostly in London, Negyal has in depth expertise as a pricing actuary and joined ARCAS in January from Starr Insurance coverage the place he beforehand served as a senior pricing actuary. All through his profession, he has additionally held related roles at Chubb Europe, Zurich Monetary Companies, Barbican, Odyssey Re, and Lloyd’s.
As well as, David Ryan, who joined ARCAS in London in late 2024, has been named Head of Publicity Administration.
General, he brings greater than 15 years of business experience in direction of his new position, having beforehand held related roles at Talbot, Lloyd’s, and Willis Re.
Lastly, Acrisure Re has additionally added Lucas He to its ARCAS division in London, as Vice President, Retrospective Options.
He has a number of years of legacy and M&A expertise, having beforehand labored at specialty participant R&Q as a VP inside its M&A division.
Earlier than R&Q, He labored at Catalina, the place he served as a legacy M&A and actuarial specialist. In addition to this, he beforehand held company improvement and M&A roles at Antares Reinsurance and JLT, respectively.
Acrisure Re confirmed that the entire new appointees will report back to Ben Canagaretna, International Managing Director of ARCAS.
“At ARCAS, we satisfaction ourselves on offering real value-added companies to purchasers by way of a crew of main material specialists. We proceed to see immense alternative within the Lloyd’s FAL market and have grown on this house to turn into one of many largest managers of third-party funds at Lloyd’s,” Canagaretna mentioned.
“Because the market turns into extra refined, pricing and publicity administration capabilities are a key differentiator, significantly for brand spanking new entrants who’re searching for steering as they undergo the maturity ranges inside the Lloyd’s framework. I look ahead to working with our crew to additional improve our capabilities.”
Simon Hedley, CEO of Acrisure Re, commented: “I’m very happy with the profitable improvement of the ARCAS crew. Ben’s eager concentrate on aligning hiring with market alternatives has been key to our success, and the addition of Lauren, Assad, David, and Lucas will improve our development and product improvement initiatives I look ahead to working with them and welcoming them to Acrisure Re.”
