Aidan Kelly joins Artex Risk Solutions as senior vice president of advisory and analytics. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Kelly is responsible for providing creative thinking and expertise in the reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) marketplace. In his new role, he helps clients make empowered decisions, reduce the total cost of risk and improve return on capital. Commenting on the appointment in a social media post, Kelly says: “I am pleased to announce that I have joined Artex Risk Solutions as SVP, advisory and analytics. I am delighted to re-join the captive and risk financing advisory sector and look forward to catching up soon.” Kelly has specialised in international insurance and captives for more than 20 years of his career. Prior to joining Artex, Kelly was senior director of underwriting at Asurion, a role he held for more than four years. His career also includes a tenure at Aon, where he served as a director within the firm’s risk finance and captive consulting (RFCC) practice. During his time with the RFCC team, Kelly focused on consulting with clients to evaluate and develop unique solutions using alternative financing methods, either in conjunction with or distinct from traditional insurance markets. Kelly previously held the role of chief operations officer and compliance officer for the Willis Towers Watson global captive practice. In this role, he was responsible for the operational delivery of client services, developing and improving service standards and ensuring a compliance culture across the firm's global captive operations. Earlier in his career, Kelly was a director of Willis captive management in the Isle of Man, and a property facultative underwriter for QBE Reinsurance (Europe) in Dublin, Ireland. He also spent 10 years with RSA Ireland, where he focused on corporate property and liability programmes and risk surveying. Kelly is a past president and member of the governing board of the International Center for Captive Insurance Education (ICCIE). He has been involved with ICCIE committees since 2014 and serves as an instructor for the core course ‘Protecting the Captive: Reinsurance and other Transfer Mechanisms’. He holds a certificate in captive insurance management from Glasgow Caledonian University, as well as the associate in risk management (ARM) and associate in captive insurance (ACI) designations. Kelly is also a fellow of ICCIE.
