BMS Re, the specialty reinsurance broker, has appointed Erik Soria as head of new business solutions and co-head of casualty broking. Based in New York, Soria will lead the development of BMS Re’s new business solutions team and report to Sean Ryan, deputy CEO. Soria joins BMS Re from Conduit Re, a Bermuda-based reinsurer, where he served as the head of US casualty for seven years. Soria began his career as a broker, working for Aon and then Willis for 10 years, prior to his switching to underwriting. Commenting on Soria’s appointment, Ryan says: “Through his experience in casualty underwriting and his time as an intermediary, Erik not only brings a great pedigree to BMS Re but is also well versed in all facets of our industry.” Soria adds: “I am looking forward to re-entering the broking world in a firm that emphasises innovative technological solutions and data analytics alongside its well-established culture of independence and growth.”
