Leadenhall Capital Partners Home Strategy News Contact About Us Investor Login Media About Us Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP is a London based investment manager wholly focused on investing in insurance linked investments portfolios for institutional investors. Established in 2008, Leadenhall is a joint venture between an international Lloyd's of London underwriter of insurance and reinsurance, the Amlin Group, and a highly experienced management team. Amlin, headquartered in the UK, is a major London market participant with a presence at Lloyd’s of London and offices in key reinsurance hubs such as Bermuda, Zurich and Singapore. Read More John Wells Chairman (Founding Partner) John Wells spent almost 20 years as an investment banker with the NatWest Group in London and Tokyo. In 2000, he was one of the four founding members of Swiss Re Financial Products which led the development of Swiss Re’s platform for traded insurance risk. Luca Albertini Chief Executive Officer (Founding Partner) Luca Albertini has extensive experience in both banking and insurance having spent time at the securitisation units of Citicorp, GE Capital (including an assignment within GE’s European reinsurance business) and Credit Suisse First Boston. From 2003 Luca headed the European Insurance Linked Securities team of Swiss Re Capital Markets, where he was responsible for developing one of the largest and most successful ILS teams in Europe. Chris Learmonth Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer (Partner) Chris trained as a Chartered Accountant and specialised in Financial Services Audit at PWC, before leaving practice to become Head of Finance - Specialised & Structured Finance at Greenwich NatWest. He left in 2000 to set up the finance function at Swiss Re Financial Products, designing and implementing the financial control environment of the new Capital Markets function. Lorenzo Volpi Head of Business Development (Partner) Lorenzo has over 14 years of capital markets and reinsurance broking experience (both traditional and non-traditional) having worked at Aon Re, Banca Popolare di Milano London Branch and Aon Benfield Securities where he looked at the complete spectrum of alternative methodologies of risk transfer, risk financing and the convergence of the reinsurance and capital markets. Lorenzo, a Director of Aon Benfield Securities for five years, led the sourcing, structuring, marketing and distribution of various projects and transactions on securitisation of insurance assets such as catastrophe bonds, catastrophe swaps, sidecars and private placements. He holds a Master's Degree in Finance from the University of London. Jillian Williams Senior Portfolio Manager, Head of Non-Life Investments (Partner) Jillian has over 15 years experience in catastrophe modelling, actuarial pricing and consulting in the insurance/reinsurance sector. Prior to joining Leadenhall Capital Partners she was Senior Vice President at Instrat, the modelling and actuarial department of Guy Carpenter, specialising in Capital Markets, Retro, Property and Marine classes. Among other things she has managed projects in ILS, Retro and overseen the analysis and development for new Property & Casualty business opportunities. Prior to Guy Carpenter, Jillian worked at Fidelity Investment as Performance Measurement Analyst. Dan Knipe Senior Portfolio Manager, Head of Life Investments & Market Risk (Partner) Dan joined Leadenhall in 2009 and manages the life and mortality linked investments in the strategies managed by Leadenhall. Dan is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, specialising in Life Insurance. He qualified at Tillinghast where he became a Consultant, advising various large international and UK life insurers on a wide range of topics including fund restructuring. He joined Swiss Re Capital Markets in 2007 where he worked pricing and structuring Cat Mortality, XXX, Longevity and Embedded Value transactions. Rob Schwartz General Counsel, Head of Transaction Management and Compliance Officer An attorney admitted to the bar of the State of New York and former senior associate in the financial services practices of Dechert LLP and Allen & Overy LLP. In private practice he advised sponsors and cornerstone investors on structuring, re-structuring, forming and investing in numerous funds, managed accounts and other co-investment structures ranging widely in size, strategy and focus (including various hedge, hybrid and private equity strategies). In addition, he advised regularly on U.S. and E.U. financial services regulation and has experience in securitisation and OTC derivatives. Rob received a BA in philosophy from Brigham Young University, fulfilled a Fulbright Fellowship in law at Warsaw University and obtained a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law. Ben Adolph Portfolio Manager – Non Life Investments Ben joined Leadenhall Capital Partners in August 2013 to work within the non-life investments underwriting team. He previously worked in the traditional property treaty market for seven years, most recently with the Antares syndicate for three and a half years. In addition, he holds a degree Business & Financial Services and is ACII qualified. Ben Fortune Analyst – Non Life Investments Ben has a diverse range of experience working within the London Reinsurance market as an analyst across Specialty, Casualty and Property Lines. Most recently he worked within the Aon Benfield non-marine Retro Team, providing analytical support including program design and pricing. Kunal Shah Risk Manager and Product Control Since graduating in 2007 from Brunel University, Kunal has gained experience in the fields of both banking and investment management whilst working as a middle office analyst for both BNP Paribas and Solent Capital. Simon Mason Analyst – Life Investments A graduate of the University of Bath and a student member of the Actuarial Profession, Simon has broad experience including six months in derivative operations at Barclays Global Investors, a year in the terrorism broking team at Willis and immediately prior to joining Leadenhall in 2012, two years as an actuarial technician at Friends Life. Tayo Eletu-Odibo Associate Tayo joined Leadenhall Capital Partners as an Associate in April 2013, providing operations, accounting & finance support. Prior to joining Leadenhall, Tayo established himself within the operations department at MetLife. A graduate from the University of Surrey, he brings strong technological & analytical skills and experience. Kelvin Granger Financial Controller A Qualified Management Accountant (CIMA), Kelvin has seven years of Finance/Product Control experience gained in investment banking and capital management businesses. Kelvin adds strong accountancy and IT skills. Brendan Nerbonne Business Development Associate Prior to joining Leadenhall Capital Partners, Brendan gained experience within the corporate and investment banking market. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from both the University of Groningen and the University of Uppsala. Amlin plc Amlin is a leading specialist insurance and reinsurance company with recognised underwriting expertise across a diverse range of property and casualty, aviation, marine, reinsurance and UK commercial classes. Amlin, headquartered in the UK, is a major London market participant with a presence at Lloyd's of London and office in key reinsurance hubs such as Bermuda, Zurich and Singapore. Investor LoginDisclaimer Website by Clock