Lockton Re appoints market innovation chief

Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of the biggest privately held insurance coverage brokerage, has introduced the appointment of Chris Parish as market innovation chief.

On this new function, Parish will likely be based mostly in Lockton Re’s London workplace. He involves this new function with 25 years of business expertise, most lately as companion and portfolio administration and funds staff chief at Nephilia Capital, along with a senior enterprise adviser function in London for a similar firm. He has additionally labored at Aon Benfield Securities, Aon Benfield Re, and Benfield in London, Bermuda, Canada, and the US.

According to his LinkedIn, he completed his diploma in physics at Imperial School London, and he holds a distinction in monetary economics from the College of London. Parish has deal with purchasers, know-how, securitization, and fund administration, which, based on Lockton Re, makes him the perfect candidate for this new function, which requires nice understanding of latest developments within the reinsurance market and perception into the potential for innovation and know-how.

Because the market innovation chief, Parish will report back to Lockton Re international head of analytics Claude Yoder.

“I’m delighted to welcome Chris to the staff on this new and thrilling function. To make sure our purchasers and companions profit from the exterior technological adjustments which can be occurring, the reinsurance business must consolidate its information flows and share information by digital connectivity,” Yoder stated. “Our lack of legacy programs and the flexibleness of Lockton Re’s SAGE, our proprietary analytics software, imply we’re in an important place to efficiently embrace this modification. Chris’ experience and expertise will assist make sure that Lockton Re performs a key function on this know-how development.”

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