Acrisure Re, the re/insurance division of global Fintech leader Acrisure, today announces the appointment of Joel Hodges as Executive Vice President, effective 1 March. He is based in London with a global role.
Hodges brings more than 25 years of re/insurance industry experience to Acrisure Re along with a broad range of expertise encompassing actuarial, underwriting, reinsurance buying, broking and portfolio management. As part of the Acrisure Re senior broking team, Hodges has a key leadership role in developing thoughtful client reinsurance treaty solutions in a fast evolving re/insurance world.
Hodges joins from Howden Tiger where he was the International Head of Analytics and responsible for overseeing data analytics across all product lines and leading initiatives to improve the performance of the business. Prior to Howden Tiger, Hodges held several senior roles at Liberty Mutual, most recently as head of portfolio management, Global Risk Solutions.
Simon Hedley, Acrisure Re Global CEO said: “Joel’s proven track record in building re/insurance solutions, and expertise in data analytics to guide strategic decision-making, will be vital as we continue our successful global growth trajectory. In addition, he will further enhance our analytical capabilities globally, ensuring our continued competitiveness at the highest level and our ability to design and execute transactions that support our clients’ strategic objectives. I’m happy to welcome Joel to the team.”
Hodges added: “I’ve worked extensively with the Acrisure Re team in the past, and always admired their client engagement model as it brings unique levels of collaboration and a genuine partnership. The leadership team are close to their clients, they champion excellence and are second-to-none when it comes to generating creative solutions and exceptional execution. They’ve built a phenomenal team across Europe and North America who deliver their ambitious growth plans and they have the right culture to support those ambitions. They have so much opportunity and I’m thrilled to be a part of their team!”