Hamilton, Bermuda, March 24, 2026 – Ariel Re, a global reinsurance business with offices in Bermuda, London and Hong Kong, has announced today a number of promotions across its Bermuda and London offices. This continues Ariel Re’s stated mission to be an ‘academy firm’, a place for ambitious (re)insurance professionals to learn and develop their careers.
This year’s promotions cover a range of roles and departments covering Actuarial, Analytics,
Finance, Operations, Risk Technology and Underwriting.
- In Actuarial, Jack Strong has been promoted to Deputy Head of Capital Modelling and
Will Ross to Senior Actuarial Analyst.
- In Analytics and Technology, Kristy Schwaegerl has been promoted to SVP, Head of
Infrastructure Services, and Simon Wray to SVP, Head of Application Services. Neil
Pohlman has been promoted to VP, Head of Portfolio Planning, Roman Sklyar to VP,
Technical Lead, and Brian Darling to VP, Head of Portfolio Management. Valentina
Putrino has been promoted to Senior Analyst, Catastrophe Analytics, and Rahul
Choudhry to Senior Software Developer.
- In Capital and Risk, Andy Kerr has been promoted to SVP, Capital, and Alan Pittendrigh
to VP, PMO and Risk.
- In Finance and Operations, Grace Sousa has been promoted to SVP, Head of
Operations, Neil Figureido and Tiago Ferreira to Reinsurance Analyst, and Rhys Callely
to Senior Syndicate Accountant.
- In Underwriting, Giovanni Maccioni has been promoted to SVP, Underwriter, Carolina
Medeiros to Underwriter, and Louise Andrews and Megan Zimmerer to Assistant
Underwriter. As previously announced, Sarah Morgan has been promoted from SVP,
Property Underwriting, to Head of Property.
“These promotions demonstrate Ariel Re’s approach to nurturing talent within the business,”
said Ryan Mather, Chief Executive Officer of Ariel Re. “As part of our ‘academy firm’ approach, it
is vital we continue to invest in our people, recognise performance, and support the
development of our colleagues across the organisation. We want to thank each of these
individuals for their contributions to the success of Ariel Re and congratulate them on their
promotions”
About Ariel Re:
Ariel Re offers a range of innovative insurance and reinsurance solutions and services through
our offices in Bermuda, London, and Hong Kong, serving a global client base. We operate
through Syndicates 1910 and 2006 at Lloyd’s of London and also provide access to Lloyd’s
Europe.
As a leading writer of property catastrophe reinsurance, Ariel Re provides protection against
significant losses arising from natural catastrophes, including hurricanes and earthquakes.
