Third Point Re's Manoj Gupta becomes new COO of TigerRisk; Bredahl's role is split

Reinsurance broking and risk/capital management firm TigerRisk has appointed Third Point Re's Manoj Gupta as new chief operating officer (COO), based in New York.

Gupta assumes the role from Robert Bredahl who joined TigerRisk as president and COO in May 2019. Bredahl will continue to serve as the company's president.

Prior to joining TigerRisk, Gupta was president of Third Point Re’s US subsidiary. He held various senior-level positions at the reinsurer including head of business development and executive vice president, underwriting. Prior to that, he was lead portfolio manager for catastrophe reinsurance at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, where he launched three standalone catastrophe risk funds and placed reinsurance risk within the firm’s multi-strategy hedge funds. Previously, Gupta led reinsurance broker Benfield’s alternative capacity and credit risk solutions efforts, having started his career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company.

Bredahl, president of TigerRisk said: “Manoj brings valuable expertise across a wide range of disciplines – underwriting, investment management, InsureTech, ILS, capital advisory – that will drive the future of the reinsurance industry. A proven leader and innovator, Manoj will be a great asset to our clients.”

Gupta commented: “I am thrilled to be working with an extremely talented team at the industry’s most creative and dynamic broker. The pace of change in the reinsurance industry is accelerating, and I look forward to helping Tiger’s clients successfully navigate the evolving landscape.”