TigerRisk Partners, a risk, capital and strategic advisor to the global insurance and reinsurance industries, has appointed Marc Beckers (pictured), as partner and head of EMEA.
“Marc is a highly experienced, analytical and forward-thinking insurance industry executive and we are thrilled to have him join TigerRisk as head of our European operations,” says Tony Ursano, President of TigerRisk Partners. “His established track record of providing innovative ideas and solutions to European insurers and reinsurers and his long-standing client relationships make Marc an ideal candidate to drive our business further forward in Europe. The combination of his actuarial background, his investment banking expertise, his life insurance and life reinsurance background, and his experience of running EMEA analytics at Aon Benfield, makes him an invaluable resource as we continue to build the leading risk, capital and strategic advisor to our industry.”
Beckers, most recently Head of Aon Benfield ReSolutions EMEA, is regarded as one of Europe’s foremost experts on non-traditional risk-transfer structures and life reinsurance. In addition, he has considerable European-focused investment banking experience including originating and executing M&A transactions and monetisations.
“I have admired TigerRisk’s success, creativity and momentum in the market,” says Beckers. “I am looking forward to approaching risk transfer in new and interesting ways as well as delivering world-class solutions and thinking to the European insurance and reinsurance marketplace.”
Rod Fox, CEO of TigerRisk, adds: “Marc is exactly the kind of experienced analytical and strategic thinker that is needed to help our clients in the current operating environment. I am proud to welcome him onto the team and look forward to working closely with him to serve our clients around the globe.”
Beckers began his insurance industry career as an actuary at ING where he specialised in health and disability insurance. From there, he went to Schroder Salomon Smith Barney where he was a director/actuary specialising in mergers and acquisitions advice to the insurance and asset management industries. Beckers served as an advisor to the CEO of Dexia Insurance before joining Aon Benfield.
Beckers earned a degree in Actuarial Sciences from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and an MBA from the Johnson School of Management at Cornell University, which he attended as a Fulbright Scholar.
