Acrisure Re, the reinsurance and insurance division of global fintech Acrisure, has expanded its Corporate Advisory & Solutions (ARCAS) division with a number of key appointments, including Lauren Johnson, who has been named Head of Funds at Lloyd’s (FAL).Johnson, who recently rejoined Acrisure Re’s London ARCAS team will lead the division’s expanding Lloyd’s FAL capability, which is a key growth area for the company, after completing an 18-month tenure at Wakam.She first joined ARCAS in 2021, where she served as a Vice President after spending six years at Securis Investment Partners as Head of Lloyd’s and specialty analytics.At the same time, Acrisure Re has appointed Assad Negyal as Head of Pricing within its ARCAS division.

Based in London, Negyal has extensive experience as a pricing actuary and joined ARCAS in January from Starr Insurance where he previously served as a senior pricing actuary.Throughout his career, he has also held similar roles at Chubb Europe, Zurich Financial Services, Barbican, Odyssey Re, and Lloyd’s.In addition, David Ryan, who joined ARCAS in London in late 2024, has been named Head of Exposure Management.

Overall, he brings more than 15 years of industry expertise towards his new role, having previously held similar roles at Talbot, Lloyd’s, and Willis Re.Lastly, Acrisure Re has also added Lucas He to its ARCAS division in London, as Vice President, Retrospective Solutions.He has several years of legacy and M&A experience, having previously worked at specialty player R&Q as a VP within its M&A division.

Before R&Q, He worked at Catalina, where he served as a legacy M&A and actuarial specialist.As well as this, he previously held corporate development and M&A roles at Antares Reinsurance and JLT, respectively.Acrisure Re confirmed that all of the new appointees will report to Ben Canagaretna, Global Managing Director of ARCAS.

“At ARCAS, we pride ourselves on providing genuine value-added services to clients through a team of leading subject matter experts.We continue to see immense opportunity in the Lloyd’s FAL market and have grown in this space to become one of the largest managers of third-party funds at Lloyd’s,” Canagaretna said.“As the market becomes more sophisticated, pricing and exposure management capabilities are a key differentiator, particularly for new entrants who are looking for guidance as they go through the maturity levels within the Lloyd’s framework.

I look forward to working with our team to further enhance our capabilities.” Simon Hedley, CEO of Acrisure Re, commented: “I am very pleased with the successful development of the ARCAS team.Ben’s keen focus on aligning hiring with market opportunities has been key to our success, and the addition of Lauren, Assad, David, and Lucas will enhance our growth and product development initiatives I look forward to working with them and welcoming them to Acrisure Re.”.All of our Artemis Live insurance-linked securities (ILS), catastrophe bonds and reinsurance can be accessed online.

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