Holborn lures ex-Aon man

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 led property and casualty teams.