OAK Reinsurance (“OAK Re”), a global reinsurance company, announces that it has made a number of new appointments as it builds up its team following a successful underwriting launch at 1/1/2025. The new hires mean that OAK Re now has close to 40 staff members and this will continue to increase throughout 2025.
The most recent appointments include Tom Dickson, who will take the role of President, Innovation Strategies and is joining from New Energy Risk, where he was CEO. This appointment is subject to UK visa approval. Roland Morse will assume the role of Managing Director, London. He will join from Guy Carpenter.
In addition, Karen Barker will join as Credit Underwriter, having most recently worked at Axis Capital where she spent seven years and held the title of Senior Underwriter. In her new role, Karen will be the underwriting leader for credit classes at OAK Re. Deepon Sen Gupta has also joined as Head of Capital Partnerships. His previous roles include Group Chief Strategy Officer at Neon and founding board member for Beat Capital.
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Cathal Carr said: “The development of OAK Re since we began underwriting has been exceptional, getting off to a fantastic start at 1/1 and continuing with Lloyd’s approval for an expanded business plan in April. The strong reputation that we have already established for extensive underwriting expertise combined with science and data-driven analytics is underscored by the calibre of new team members joining us. We look forward to benefitting from the experience and knowledge that our new colleagues bring to OAK Re.”