Lesley Thompson, who recently joined Willis Towers Watson (WTW), has agreed to take on the leadership of the Cayman office, subject to the requisite regulatory approvals.
Thompson has over 20 years insurance management experience that she brings to the team after serving in multiple jurisdictions both on and offshore.
Her experience includes single parent, association, group, agency, not-for-profit, private placement life and annuity, rent-a-captive, segregated portfolio companies, insurance-linked securities, side-cars and special purpose vehicles.
Thompson joined WTW after five years with Aon in Bermuda, she moved to the Cayman Islands in 2005 where she has worked with multi-jurisdictional independent captive managers and for the past four years has led the insurance management services of the Maples Group.
She is also a faculty member, director and the current president of the International Center for Captive Insurance Education (ICCIE).
In the announcement, WTW said: “We look forward to Lesley Thompson driving our continued delivery of industry-leading client service.”