Guy Carpenter has appointed Andrea Piatti as a managing director, global risk solutions, effective 3 August.
Piatti will be responsible for originating and driving opportunities to better serve their clients in the customised reinsurance space across Europe and Middle East and North Africa (MENA), including structured reinsurance treaties and capital management/solvency-related transactions.
Based in Zürich, Switzerland, Piatti will work closely with Guy Carpenter’s broking and analytics teams across the region.
In his new role, he will report to Frank Achtert, head of strategic advisory, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Ronnie Carroll, managing director, global risk solutions.
He brings more than 20 years of reinsurance market experience to the role. Prior to joining Guy Carpenter, he was head of European merger and acquisitions at Armour Risk Management and has also held senior positions at MS Amlin, Amlin Re Europe and Partner Re.
Commenting on Piatti’s appointment, Ed Hochberg, head of global risk solutions, said: “Andrea [Piatti] is a fantastic addition to our team as his experience and specialist market knowledge will help us to expand further the bandwidth of our global risk solutions capabilities in Europe.”
“We are seeing much greater demand for customised reinsurance products across Europe and MENA, and by combining Guy Carpenter’s expansive broking and analytical expertise we can ensure the delivery of the precisely tailored solutions that clients demand,” he added.