11 September 2015 News

Holborn hires former Aon Benfield exec Thaler

Roderick Thaler, the former vice chairman of the Americas at Aon Benfield, has resurfaced at reinsurance broker Holborn.

Thaler joins Holborn as executive vice president and as a member of Holborn’s franchise operating committee.

Based in Holborn’s New York headquarters, Thaler will be responsible for the oversight of a number of strategic initiatives on the firm’s behalf, focusing on value creation for its clients.

While at Aon Benfield, Thaler co-led Aon’s global reinsurance client (GRC) initiative. Prior to this, Thaler served on the North America executive committee for Willis Re, and headed new business initiatives for the firm.

He spent nearly two decades at Guy Carpenter, where he was promoted to managing director and he led both property and casualty teams.

Frank Harrison, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Holborn, said: “The appointment of Rod is an important strategic hire for Holborn.

“Rod is a prominent leader in the reinsurance market and his deep industry expertise, connections and his overall energy and enthusiasm for the industry will undoubtedly be a great asset to our clients and our firm. Rod’s appointment is the latest in a series of strategic hires we have made as we continue to invest in talent and we are honoured to have him as part of our team.”

Thaler added: “Holborn is incredibly impressive in its lengthy history of building long-term personal relationships with its clients. I am excited about joining a firm with such a focus on client intensity and I look forward to working with Holborn’s outstanding leadership team to continue providing unique solutions for our clients.”

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