Gallagher Securities Strengthens ILS Structuring Team
Gallagher Securities, the insurance-linked securities (ILS) and capital markets broker-dealer arm of reinsurance broker Gallagher Re, has enhanced its structuring capabilities by hiring Caroline Cassis. She joins from Swiss Re, where she specialized in catastrophe bond and ILS structuring.
New Senior ILS Structurer Appointment
Caroline Cassis has been appointed Senior ILS Structurer at Gallagher Securities. She will report to Andras Bohm, the recently hired Global Head of Structuring from BMS, and will be based in New York.
Career Background of Caroline Cassis
- Cassis started her career in 2017 at BlackRock in Zurich, working with the private equity team.
- She then spent two years at Swiss Re as a private equity analyst in various locations.
- In 2020, she transitioned to reinsurance business development at Swiss Re in Zurich.
- From 2022, she focused on Swiss Re’s capital markets division, working on cat bonds and ILS structuring.
"Gallagher Re continues to build out structuring expertise within its specialist division focused on the insurance-linked securities market."
This strategic hiring aligns with Gallagher Re's ongoing efforts to expand and deepen its expertise in the ILS market.
Summary
Gallagher Securities has reinforced its insurance-linked securities team by appointing Caroline Cassis from Swiss Re, bolstering its structuring division under new leadership in New York.