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Capsicum Re, the London-based specialist reinsurance broker, announce it has hired Marcio Ribeiro and Júlia Nunes to Capsicum Re Latin America Brazil.
Ribeiro is head of the facultative division and is based in Sao Paulo; Nunes is head of operations and is based in Rio de Janerio. Both report to Luiz Araripe, CEO of CRLA Brazil.
Ribeiro has over 20 years of reinsurance experience and joined from Guy Carpenter, where he was director for facultative business. Prior to this he was a client manager for Swiss Re Brazil. Ribeiro has also worked with Cooper Gay, where he was responsible for opening its office in Sao Paulo, Alexander Forbes and Miller do Brazil.
Nunes is a qualified actuary and joins from Aon Benfield Brazil. She spent the last six years as both a treaty broker and a junior actuary in the analytics team. Prior to this she worked for the Instituto de Resseguros do Brazil (IRB).
Joe Smith, CEO of CRLA, said: “Brazil, along with the rest of Latin America, is an attractive and rapidly evolving market that presents a wealth of opportunities for our industry. Marcio and Júlia are excellent additions to our team; their knowledge and experience of the Brazilian market will ensure we are well placed to provide our customers with bespoke products and solutions.”
Founded by Grahame Chilton and Rupert Swallow in 2013, Capsicum Reinsurance Brokers works in partnership with Arthur J. Gallagher as its primary treaty reinsurance broking outlet. The company works out of offices in London, Bermuda, Rio de Janeiro, Miami and Santiago.
Source: Capsicum Re