Artex Risk Solutions has appointed Brendan Helt as account executive for business development, North America. The insurance manager provides a range of alternative risk management solutions, including feasibility studies, domicile selection, insurance-linked securities, legacy solutions, reinsurance advisory solutions and corporate services for single-parent, group, employee benefit and cell captives. In his new role, Helt is focused on the Mid-Atlantic and Southwest regions, where he will be responsible for supporting Artex’s partners in the formation and development of both single-parent and group captives, as well as alternative risk solutions for employee benefits and staffing. Helt previously held the position of account executive at Research Underwriters, an insurance broker and managing general agent specialising in the commercial transportation sector, since May 2014. Commenting on his appointment via LinkedIn, Helt says: “??I am happy to share that I have recently joined Artex Risk Solutions, a provider of alternative risk and captive insurance solutions, and I am thrilled to be coming to a team comprised of some of the world's best insurance and risk financing professionals. “I would like to thank all of the colleagues, clients, and industry partners that I had the privilege of working with at Research Underwriters. I am now excited to learn and grow alongside the team at Artex and cannot wait to see what is to come in 2022 and beyond!”