Head of Reinsurance
On-siteHamilton, Ontario, Canada or Hamilton, Hamilton City, Bermuda
Job Summary
Oversee all Artex transformation (fronting) vehicles, including strategy, regulation, governance, reporting, and products. Structure transformation deals with cedants and investors while managing relationships across the advisory process. Lead establishment and licensing of new Artex Axcell Collateralized Insurers, reviewing transactional documents and negotiating with stakeholders. Serve as primary contact for the BMA, defending client business plans against regulatory challenges and preparing for licensing committee meetings. Act as subject matter expert on transformation platforms, advising on asset strategies, capital optimization, and corporate risk governance. Bridge the gap between advisory and service phases for all transactions in transformer vehicles.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of relevant experience in the (re)insurance sector with a demonstrated record of accomplishment in designing and executing sophisticated (re)insurance, retrocessional reinsurance, or securitization either with an asset manager, reinsurer, or broker
- Insurance qualifications such as CPCU, ACII or ARe or other insurance related designation required
- Ability to analyze reinsurance contracts through an in-depth understanding of commercially acceptable terms
- Prior experience actively managing client and stakeholder relationships
- Proven management and leadership ability
- Confident, accurate and strong communicator in a variety of settings including client board meetings (written and verbal)
Desired Qualifications
- Portfolio Underwriting/analytical experience and running an underwriting team is highly desirable
- Strong working relationships and familiarity with reinsurance brokerage community
- Experience working with insurance regulators in Bermuda, Cayman, Ireland, Guernsey, and/or the United Kingdom would be advantageous
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