Goldman Sachs rebuilds ILS structuring expertise, hires two from Aon / Swiss Re

Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs has hired two experienced catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) structuring specialists, as it looks to expand its capabilities in the space once again, Artemis has learned.

Goldman Sachs is bringing onboard two hires with experience in the structuring and placement of catastrophe bond and reinsurance capital market arrangements this month, one being hired from Aon Securities, the other from Swiss Re Capital Markets, we understand.

The investment bank had slowed its activity in catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) structuring and placement services in recent years, with the Goldman Sachs name also less frequently seen within other areas of the market such as reinsurance sidecars.

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