People Moves: Acrisure Re Taps Ximenez From Lockton to Lead Newly Formed Brazil Unit; Vantage Risk Promotes Robinson as Chief Risk Officer

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Acrisure Re in Brazil and the Bermuda-based re/insurer Vantage Risk.

A summary of these new hires follows here.

Acrisure Re Taps Ximenez From Lockton to Lead Newly Formed Brazil Unit

Acrisure Re, the re/insurance division of global broker and fintech company Acrisure, announced the appointment of Isabella Costa Ximenez as executive director, head of Reinsurance of Acrisure Brasil Corretora de Resseguros LTDA (Acrisure Re Brasil), effective October 8, 2025.

This appointment marks Acrisure Re’s first investment in Latin America, underscoring its commitment to strengthening its reinsurance presence in the region. It also coincides with the official launch of the Acrisure brand in Brazil, a significant step in the company’s global growth and expansion strategy.

In her new role, Ximenez will report directly to Thomaz Menezes, CEO of Acrisure Brasil, and will be responsible for establishing Acrisure Re’s local operations, shaping its facultative reinsurance strategy, and working in close collaboration with retail property/casualty business leaders across the region. She will also serve on the executive committee of Acrisure Brasil.

Additionally, Acrisure Re Brasil will work in close coordination with Acrisure Re’s international team, supporting the continued growth and development of its reinsurance business worldwide.

Ximenez brings more than 15 years of industry experience to Acrisure Re. She joins Acrisure from Lockton, where she served as placement director, and previously held senior positions as P/C director at JLT Re and facultative underwriter at Odyssey Reinsurance.

“Isabella’s experience and leadership will be instrumental as we establish Acrisure Re Brasil and expand our facultative reinsurance offering across Latin America,” said Menezes. “This appointment reflects our long-term commitment to the region and our confidence in Isabella’s ability to build a strong foundation for growth.”

Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Acrisure has teams located in Bermuda, Brazil, Florida, California, Chicago, Italy, London, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Toronto, and Zurich.

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Vantage Risk Promotes Robinson as Chief Risk Officer

Vantage Group Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based re/insurance holding company, announced that Krista Robinson will be promoted to the role of chief risk officer, succeeding Peter Skerlj who is retiring.

Robinson will join the group’s leadership team and report to Greg Hendrick, Vantage’s chief executive officer.

In her new role, Robinson will lead the continued evolution of Vantage’s enterprise risk management and reserving frameworks, building on the strong foundation she helped establish since joining the company in 2021. She will oversee risk and reserving in alignment with Vantage’s goals of sustained, profitable growth. Her leadership will further enhance Vantage’s leading capabilities in risk assessment, analytics, reserving, capital modeling, and aggregation.

Robinson joined Vantage in 2021 and most recently served as chief risk officer – Insurance. Prior to Vantage, she held several leadership roles at CNA Insurance in risk and governance, enterprise risk management, and actuarial reserving.

“Krista has been instrumental in shaping Vantage’s risk and reserving functions from the ground up,” Hendrick commented.

“Her actuarial expertise, strategic mindset, and collaborative approach have earned her the trust of colleagues across the organization. I’m thrilled to have Krista step into this expanded role and support our continued momentum as we scale the company.”

Hendrick went on to thank Skerlj for his leadership and contributions to Vantage, “and we wish him all the best in his retirement.”

Vantage operating subsidiaries Vantage Risk Ltd., Vantage Risk Assurance Co., and Vantage Risk Specialty Insurance Company are rated “A-” (Stable) by AM Best and “A-” (Stable) by S&P Global Ratings.