TigerRisk taps Lockton Re to boost North America leadership

TigerRisk has hired a former senior Lockton Re and Willis Re executive to bolster its leadership in North America and offering around large property accounts.

Will Cheney (pictured), who joins as partner, will be based in Boston, Massachusetts and report to TigerRisk’s Head of North America, Wade Gulbransen. Cheney will be focused on reinsurance, capital and strategic advisory for the company’s largest property accounts.

Cheney has nearly 20 years of experience as a reinsurance broker with a focus on property risk and has held numerous segment leadership responsibilities throughout his career. He joins from Lockton Re, where he was senior broker and co-leader of the property practice.

Prior to that, Cheney held the role of executive vice president at Willis Re for 11 years, where he ran the Boston office and the Large Account Property Segment for Willis Re North America. He also helped establish the Seattle office of Willis Re. Cheney began his career at Guy Carpenter San Francisco, where he specialized in Florida-based cedants.

“We are extremely excited that Will is joining the team,” said Gulbransen. “Will has extensive experience across a variety of risk transfer forms and is an industry leader in building optimal solutions and creating a market for new products. His ability to design and implement risk transfer structures and lead complex global placements is unparalleled and will bring significant value to our clients.”

Cheney added: “It is an incredible time in Tiger’s evolution to be joining and I’m excited to be accretive to the momentum they have built.”

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