Sidney Rostan is appointed Head of Insurance-Linked Securities
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SCOR Investment Partners announces the promotion of Sidney Rostan as Head of Insurance-Linked Securities (“Head of ILS”), effective as of April 1st, 2019. Sidney Rostan replaces Vincent Prabis, who has chosen to give a new direction to his career.
Sidney Rostan, age 47, will be in charge of all of the Insurance-Linked Securities management business (including catastrophe bonds and collateralized reinsurance contracts), which amounted to more than USD 1.34 billion at the end of February 2019. He reports directly to Fabrice Rossary, Chief Investment Officer of SCOR Investment Partners. Sidney Rostan joined SCOR Investment Partners in July 2015 as a Senior ILS Portfolio Manager. He co-managed all of SCOR Investment Partners’ ILS portfolios and segregated mandates, and participated in the development of the business in recent years.
Pierre Mouilhade, age 35, ILS Portfolio Manager, will take on additional responsibility for private transactions. He reports directly to Sidney Rostan. Pierre Mouilhade joined SCOR Investment Partners as an ILS Analyst and Portfolio Manager in June 2015. In charge of the analysis and management of catastrophe bonds, Pierre has built up a long experience in the analysis of transactions, securities trading and broker relations.
Grégory Scheffer, age 46, is appointed ILS Portfolio Manager notably for the catastrophe bond markets. He reports directly to Sidney Rostan. A member of the ILS team since June 2014, Grégory Scheffer is an expert in portfolio risk modeling and monitoring.
The recruitment of a specialized analyst will further strengthen the team.
François de Varenne, CEO of SCOR Investment Partners, stated: “I’m pleased to announce the appointment of Sidney as Head of ILS. ILS represents a strategic business activity for us and has been the first investment strategy to have been historically commercialized towards external investors. Sidney, who joined the team in 2015, benefits from more than 18 years of experience in the alternative reinsurance market. His deep knowledge of the market, his structuring expertise, the strong relationships he has built with cedents and brokers, as well as his customer-oriented mindset will greatly contribute to our future success.” |