Artex Capital Solutions, the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market service provider arm of Artex Risk Solutions, has hired Paul Sikuku from Aon to lead its UK Insurance Management Client Service team and work with a range of insurance-linked securities (ILS) clients on risk transformation.Sikuku will be based in London.As Client Services Director for the UK Insurance Management Client Service team he now leads at Artex Capital Solutions, Sikuku will provide dedicated structuring and management expertise focused on reinsurance transformation vehicles for the capital markets.He had worked for the Aon Insurance Managers arm of the global insurance and reinsurance broker and spent 19 years at the company, working in both Bermuda and London.

As a result, Sikuku has broad experience in insurance management across the range of structures, including facilitating collateralized reinsurance transformation and ILS arrangements.Most recently, Sikuku worked in London for Aon as an Insurance Director for the last more than 7 years with responsibility in the main for managing a portfolio of Bermuda reinsurance companies.This work included helping commercial reinsurers with complex insurance programs and reporting requirements, as well as structuring and directing clients in the insurance-linked securities market, including the use of collateralized reinsurers and transformer facilities.

Prior to that, Sikuku worked in Bermuda for the Aon Insurance Managers arm for more than 11 years, helping clients from captives to commercial reinsurers with complex reinsurance program facilitation.He began his career working for Deloitte in Kenya and later the British Virgin Islands, focusing on audit for a wide range of financial services companies including hedge funds.Ben Wright, Executive Vice President of Insurance Management at Artex Capital Solutions said, “We’re incredibly excited to have Paul’s expertise and leadership on the team as we continue to deliver innovative solutions for our clients in the insurance and capital markets space.”.

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