Aon Benfield, the world’s premier reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor, today announces that it has promoted Paul Kaye to Head of Actuarial and Enterprise Risk Management within its International Analytics team.

Paul is responsible for a team of over 20 in London that helps clients make the most appropriate portfolio management and risk transfer decisions by combining actuarial data with proprietary technology and a thorough understanding of the market. The team also advises on corporate risk tolerance, risk appetite and enterprise risk management.

He has been with Aon Benfield for ten years and previously worked for Commercial Union/CGU. Paul brings 23 years’ of practical experience ranging from underwriting and reinsurance analysis to strategy and capital modeling for large European and global re/insurance groups.

The Actuarial team will also be enhanced by the appointments of two new senior actuaries:
• James Karim brings ten years’ actuarial experience in reinsurance and banking, focusing on specialty lines. He joins from ABN Amro. 
• Thomas Cordier has eight years of experience in non-life actuarial practice and joins from PricewaterhouseCoopers in London. Prior to that he was part of the Tillinghast practice at Towers Perrin in Boston (USA).

John Moore, Head of Aon Benfield Analytics International, commented: “Paul brings an incredible client focus to the role while working in partnership with our broking teams and driving innovation in areas such as capital management. We’re redefining our clients’ expectations with actuarial interpretation that plays a crucial role in helping re/insurers to manage their balance sheets. We are delighted Paul is leading the team to deliver bespoke analysis and benchmarking to our clients.”
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About Aon Benfield Analytics

Aon Benfield Analytics offers clients industry leading actuarial, enterprise risk management and catastrophe modeling expertise, alongside our unrivalled teams in Impact Forecasting, Ratings Agency Advisory and Research. With more than 450 specialists globally, we are redefining innovation and using our cutting edge technologies to help clients optimize their portfolios and structure capital as efficiently as possible. Our seamless integration with the broking teams helps Aon Benfield design the most effective reinsurance programs for our clients.

About Aon Benfield
As the industry leader in treaty, facultative and capital markets, Aon Benfield is redefining the role of the reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor. Through our unmatched talent and industry-leading proprietary tools and products, we help our clients to redefine themselves and their success. Aon Benfield offers unbiased capital advice and customized access to more reinsurance and capital markets than anyone else. As a trusted advocate, we provide local reach to the world’s markets, an unparalleled investment in innovative analytics, including catastrophe management, actuarial, and rating agency advisory, and the right professionals to advise clients in making the optimal capital choice for their business. With an international network of more than 4,000 professionals in 50 countries, our worldwide client base is able to access the broadest portfolio of integrated capital solutions and services. Learn more at aonbenfield.com.

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Alexandra Lewis    Andrew Wragg  
Aon Benfield   Aon Benfield 
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