Appointment of Head of Data Strategy & Technology

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Randall & Quilter Inv Hldgs Ltd
21 May 2021
 

 

 

Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd.

 

Appointment of Group Head of Data Strategy and Technology

 

21 May 2021

 

Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. (AIM-RQIH), the leading non-life global specialty insurance company focusing on Program Management and Legacy Insurance businesses, is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert (Rob) Thomas as Group Head of Data Strategy and Technology.

 

Rob, who will be part of the R&Q executive team, will report directly to Executive Chairman William Spiegel. He will be responsible for leading and developing R&Q's data strategy, automation strategy as well as overseeing the Group's IT function. Rob starts his role 12 July 2021.

 

Rob has over 25 years of data, actuarial and technology experience in the insurance industry. He joins R&Q from CNA, where he was SVP Claim Analytics, Technology & Operations leading a team of analytics, technology, and operations staff. He was previously SVP & Chief P&C Actuary at The Hartford.

 

William Spiegel , Executive Chairman, commented: "In order to implement our long-term vision, and scale our business efficiently, a core priority of R&Q must be to focus on data, automation and technology strategies. Rob will play a critical role in developing and implementing our strategy in these areas. Rob brings outstanding experience leading data, analytics, and technology functions to deliver innovation and improve organisational efficiency. As our new Group Head of Data Strategy and Technology, Rob will help us better use our data as a competitive advantage in both program management and legacy insurance. I look forward to working closely with him on this exciting element of our future."

 

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Enquiries to:

 

Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd

 

William Spiegel

Tel: +1 917-826-5877

 

Numis Securities Limited (Nominated Advisor and Joint Broker)

Stuart Skinner 

Tel: 020 7260 1000

Charles Farquhar 

 

Barclays Bank PLC (Joint Broker)

Mark Astaire

Milan Solanki

Tel: 020 7260 1000

 

 

Tel: 020 7632 2322

Tel: 020 7632 2322

 

 

FTI Consulting

Tom Blackwell

 

Tel: 020 3727 1046

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Editors:

 

About R&Q 

 

R&Q is a non-life global speciality insurance company operating two core, highly complementary, businesses: Program Management and Legacy Insurance. Both these businesses are leaders in markets with high barriers to entry and significant growth opportunities. Legacy Insurance generates profits and capital extractions from expert management of legacy no-life insurance portfolios. Program Management generates commission income from its licensed (and rated) carriers in the US, EU and the UK, writing niches and profitable program business, largely on behalf of highly rated reinsurers.

 

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 2138006K1U38QCGLFC94

 

Website: www.rqih.com

 

 

 

 

 

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