Gallagher Securities Hires Caroline Cassis as Senior ILS Structurer
Gallagher Securities, the insurance-linked securities (ILS) and capital markets broker-dealer division of reinsurance broker Gallagher Re, has strengthened its structuring expertise with the appointment of Caroline Cassis. She joins from Swiss Re, where she specialized in catastrophe bond and ILS structuring.
Expansion of Structuring Expertise
This hire is part of Gallagher Re's ongoing effort to enhance capabilities within its specialist ILS division. Caroline Cassis follows the recent hiring of Andras Bohm from BMS, who now serves as Global Head of Structuring. Cassis will report directly to Bohm and work from Gallagher Securities’ New York office.
Professional Background of Caroline Cassis
- Cassis brings extensive experience in both reinsurance and capital markets.
- Her career started at BlackRock in 2017, where she was part of the private equity team in Zurich.
- She then transitioned to Swiss Re, working for two years as a private equity analyst across several locations.
- In 2020, she shifted to reinsurance business development at Swiss Re’s Zurich office.
- By 2022, Cassis joined Swiss Re’s capital markets division, focusing on cat bonds and ILS structuring.
"Caroline Cassis is the latest addition, coming on the heels of the firm’s hiring of Andras Bohm from BMS as its new Global Head of Structuring."
Her role at Gallagher Securities as Senior ILS Structurer will capitalize on her broad capital markets and reinsurance expertise.
Summary
Gallagher Securities continues to build a strong ILS structuring team with strategic hires like Caroline Cassis, further enhancing its position in the insurance-linked securities market.
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