Aon has appointed Jake Nichols as senior managing director, global clients leader in Bermuda; within its reinsurance solutions department. Based in Bermuda, Nichols will report to Dave Nicholson, head of Aon’s global reinsurance clients (GRC) segment. Nichols will be responsible for developing risk transfer solutions to optimise clients’ capital strategies. He will match risk with capital, with a particular focus on global clients. He joins Aon from Aeolus Capital Management, where he was a portfolio manager. Prior to that, Nichols served as senior vice president at Guy Carpenter for nearly a decade. Nicholson comments: “In addition to his specific account responsibilities, Jake will act as a GRC conduit into the Bermuda market, identifying capacity for our clients to navigate volatility by helping shape better decisions.”