About Us - Senior Staff

Andre is the founder of Horseshoe Group and has over 20 years of experience in insurance, reinsurance and alternative risk transfer. He has a demonstrated track record and expertise in:

• General management and business development
• Setting up start-up operations and joint ventures
• P&C underwriting
• Pricing, actuarial valuations and dynamic financial analysis
• Due diligence and acquisitions
• Strategic planning
• Reinsurance product design

Andre was named a “Rising Star” in Insurance by Reactions Magazine (December 2005) .

Email: andre@horseshoe.bm
Phone: (441) 295-8478 ext. 231
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Nigel is responsible for client servicing within the Group’s insurance management division, Horseshoe Management Ltd.

Nigel has over 20 years of experience in the Bermuda insurance and reinsurance industry, including audit, captive management and reinsurance company administration. He has a demonstrated track record and expertise in:

• General insurance management and business development
• Sidecars, Transformers and Captive formation and management
• Accounting
• Run-off administration

Email: nigel@horseshoe.bm
Phone: (441) 295-8478 ext. 225
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Steve is responsible for overseeing Horseshoe’s Cayman office operations which provides full SPV management and advisory services including Catastrophe Bond SPVs. He is additionally charged with overseeing the activities of Horseshoe Re Limited, the Group’s licensed separate account company which acts as a transformer for investors.

Steve has over 18 years of experience in traditional insurance and reinsurance, industry loss warranty (ILWs) and collateralized reinsurance, and risk-linked securities and financial guaranty markets. He has a demonstrated track record and expertise in:

• Origination, structuring and execution of catastrophe bonds, sidecars, ILWs and collateralized reinsurance
• P&C underwriting
• Reinsurance start-up operations
• Capital raising and investor advisory
• Transaction due diligence
• Reinsurance product design, implementation and management
• Capital markets, asset-backed securitization, residual value and financial guaranty insurance

Email: steve@horseshoe.ky
Phone: (345) 328-6690
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Tom is the Managing Partner of Horseshoe Insurance Advisors US LLC. He is also responsible for the development of the insurance and reinsurance claims consulting activities as well as litigation support and runoff management activities.

Tom has 30 years of experience in handling casualty and property insurance and reinsurance claims. He has a demonstrated track record and expertise in:

• Property, both primary and catastrophe business
• Professional Liability including Architects and Engineers, Lawyers E&O and Medical Malpractice business.
• General Liability, Excess/Umbrella and Workers' Compensation accounts
• Oversight of Third Party Administrators
• Due diligence and acquisitions
• Pre-quote, active and runoff claims reviews
• Dispute resolution
• Reinsurance arbitrations

Email: tom@horseshoeadvisors.com
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Michael is responsible for client servicing within the Group’s insurance management division, Horseshoe Management Ltd.

Michael has over 8 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry, including audit, and regulatory work. He has a demonstrated track record and expertise in:

• GAAP and statutory audit
• GAAP insurance accounting
• Bermuda statutory insurance accounting for traditional insurance companies and non-traditional insurance vehicles
• Bermuda insurance laws and compliance requirements
• Regulatory on-site risk assessment and oversight
• Statutory filing requirements
• Criteria for dispensation from statutory requirements

Email: michael@horseshoe.bm
Phone: (441) 295-8478 ext. 228
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LaMel is responsible for the day to day operations of the Bermuda office, including IT services, payroll, human resources management, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting. Additionally, he is responsible for monitoring internal controls over client servicing, as well as limited client servicing within the Group’s insurance management division, Horseshoe Management Ltd.

LaMel has over 6 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry. He has a demonstrated track record and expertise in:

• Internal Control implementation and monitoring
• Internal Audit
• Management of systems development and maintenance processes

Email: lamel@horseshoe.bm
Phone: (441) 295-8478 ext. 233
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Yulanda is responsible for client servicing within the Group’s insurance management division, Horseshoe Management Ltd.

Yulanda has over 18 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry, including captive management. She has a demonstrated track record and expertise in:

• Insurance and Captive management
• GAAP insurance accounting
• Bermuda statutory insurance accounting
• Statutory filing requirements
• Rent-A-Captives and Transformers

Email: yulanda@horseshoe.bm
Phone: (441) 295-8478 ext. 229
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Chuck is responsible for client servicing within the Group’s insurance advisory division, Horseshoe Insurance Advisory Ltd.

Chuck has worked in the insurance and reinsurance industries for over 37 years. He has extensive actuarial experience in all of the major General (Property & Casualty) Insurance lines of business. He has a demonstrated track record and expertise in:

• Loss reserving and insurance pricing
• Product development
• Risk transfer analysis
• Strategic and financial planning
• Valuations

Email: charles@horseshoe.bm
Phone: (441) 295-8478 ext. 232
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