SCOR bolsters global P&C ventures with new appointments

French reinsurer SCOR has expanded its SCOR Global P&C ventures team that forms partnerships with entrepreneurs and innovators to develop new technology-driven insurance and risk management solutions.

The company had appointed Adrian Jones, Will Thorne, Pierre Favennec, and Will Bird to new leadership roles.

Jones, who until recently was head of strategy & business development, will now be focused on leading ventures & strategic partnerships in the P&C division. He is based in Paris.

Based in London, Thorne, previously innovation leader at SCOR's Channel Syndicate, will lead P&C Ventures in EMEA, at Lloyd’s, and for specialty lines. He will maintain the responsibility for Channel’s innovation team, focused on product innovation and insurtech underwriting partnerships at Lloyd’s.

Favennec, formerly deputy head of strategy & business development in the P&C division, will assume full responsibility for that department on April 1. He will continue to be active in P&C Ventures & strategic partnerships, particularly in EMEA with a focus on French-speaking markets. He will be based in Paris.

Finally, Bird has joined SCOR P&C Ventures as an associate and will support ventures activity primarily in the Americas, based in Chicago.