AXIS Capital hires new investor relations chief
Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings has tapped a California-based home insurer for its new head of investor relations and corporate development.
Cliff Gallant joins specialty re/insurer AXIS today from Palo Alto-based Hippo Insurance. He will report to AXIS chief financial officer Peter Vogt and will serve as a member of the company’s global finance leadership team.
"Cliff brings expansive insurance expertise, ranging from building and running investor relations programs at insurance carriers to serving as a sell-side research analyst at leading firms,” said Vogt. “His leadership will be invaluable as we continue to deepen engagement within the investment community and foster understanding of our vision and strategy, all as we further elevate AXIS as a specialty leader.”
Gallant most recently served as vice president of investor relations and corporate development at Hippo Insurance where he built the organization’s investor relations programme. Previously Gallant served as Senior Vice President of Investor Relations at National General Insurance prior to its sale to Allstate, where he then joined the Company’s Corporate Development team.
Gallant’s prior experience includes being a Portfolio Manager at Philadelphia Financial, Research Analyst at Nomura, and Managing Director at Keefe, Bruyette and Woods, among other roles.
Hippo is a property insurance company which offers homeowner's insurance that covers the homes and possessions of the insurance holder as well as liability from accidents happening in the insured property. It uses AI and big data to aggregate and analyse property information.
