Guy Carpenter names Benjamin Keslowitz as US life leader

Guy Carpenter & Company has appointed Benjamin Keslowitz as US life leader, with immediate effect.

Keslowitz is responsible for delivering Guy Carpenter’s risk and capital solutions to clients and prospects in the life re/insurance sector, including structured reinsurance, legacy block transfers, insurtech advice and distribution partnerships.

He was formerly president of a life and annuity actuarial and consultancy practice and has held a number of actuarial and strategic roles, including senior vice president and head of long-term life reinsurance at Sirius Group, chief operating officer and head actuary at a startup Bermudian/Caymanian reinsurance company, and vice president at Prudential Financial. Keslowitz also co-founded Converge Re II, a Puerto Rico-based reinsurance company.

Keslowitz is based in New York and reports to Ed Hochberg, managing director and head of global risk solutions at Guy Carpenter, and David Rains, managing director and head of the life, accident and health segment at Guy Carpenter.

Hochberg said: “Guy Carpenter’s life reinsurance team helps clients increase their overall capital efficiency and leverage numerous opportunities for growth. This team is central to our strategic focus.”

Rains welcomed the “incredible level of actuarial insight, solution expertise and market experience” that Keslowitz brings to the role.