Benjamin is a Senior Vice President in the European Insurance team, based in Paris. He has primary analytical responsibility for a number of insurance groups in Europe, covering or having covered insurers and reinsurers in France, the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the Benelux or in the CIS countries. He is also responsible for the analytical team covering insurers operating in the Middle East region. Prior to joining Moody’s in 2006, Benjamin worked for l’Autorité de Contrôle des Assurances et des Mutuelles (the French insurance supervisory authority) and l’Autorité des Marchés Financiers (the French financial markets supervisory authority). Member of French Actuarial Association. Degrees in Finance and Actuarial Science (ENSAE) and Finance and Economics (Ecole Polytechnique). Fluent in French.

Brandan is a SVP-Ratings in the EMEA Insurance Team, with analytical responsibility for a range of (re)insurance ratings across the EMEA region.

Brandan joined Moody’s New York office in 2010, as an analyst responsible for a diverse portfolio of US insurance and reinsurance companies. Prior to joining Moody’s, he was Assured Guaranty Ltd., responsible for accounting policy and transaction advisory services. Brandan started his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers in South Africa, later transferring to the New York office where he was a manager in the Assurance practice, primarily responsible for the audits of life insurance companies. Brandan holds a Bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Pretoria and a MBA in finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business. He is a Chartered Accountant (SA) and a Certified Public Accountant (NY).

Antonello Aquino is Managing Director, global co-head for Insurance, Funds and Asset Management, and EMEA Private Credit at Moody’s Ratings. He leads Moody’s analytical team responsible for maintaining credit ratings on insurers, funds, and asset managers in EMEA and North America, as well as private credit entities.

Antonello joined Moody’s in 2008 as a Senior Insurance Analyst, covering major European (re)insurers. Prior to Moody’s, he led the Financial Institutions Group (FIG) rating advisory practice at Credit Suisse in Europe. His earlier experience includes roles as a Senior Analyst in Standard & Poor’s insurance sector, and positions within the FIG M&A teams at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW) and ABN AMRO.

He holds an MBA from HEC Paris and is an alumnus of London Business School. He graduated cum laude in Business Administration from Bocconi University in Italy. Antonello is fluent in English, Italian, and French.

Helena is the lead analyst for various primary insurance and reinsurance groups based in the UK.

Prior to joining Moody’s in 2011, she worked as an auditor within the insurance department of Mazars. 

Helena holds a Bachelor’s degree in mathematics and philosophy from King’s College London, is a chartered accountant and ICAEW Fellow.

Salman Siddiqui is an Executive Director, leading teams responsible for credit ratings of insurance companies across the EMEA region at Moody’s Ratings.

With an extensive background in the insurance industry, Salman previously lead initiatives in Moody’s Insurance Solutions business, focusing on IFRS 17, climate and sustainability, and casualty underwriting.

Before joining Moody’s, Salman held a leadership role at AM Best Europe, overseeing teams responsible for credit ratings on insurance companies in the UK, Switzerland and the Middle East.

Earlier in his career, Salman was part of KPMG UK, where he was involved in audit and advisory engagements for insurance companies.

Salman is a graduate from the University of Essex, with a degree in finance and accounting, and is also a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) from ICAEW.

Jesse Nickerson is a Senior Director of Analytics & Modeling at Moody’s and a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Lafayette College and a master’s degree in mathematics from Western Washington University. His career has centered on the intersection of actuarial science, catastrophe modeling, technology, and product innovation. Earlier in his career, he developed economic capital models for a primary insurer and contributed to simulation-based software products and actuarial pricing tools at a reinsurance broker. He currently leads research within Moody’s Casualty and Financial Lines team, focusing on forward-looking analytics for casualty and financial lines risk.

Maurizio’s main passion is about designing and developing innovative solutions to improve Cat risk modeling practices and customer experience. He is the team coach of about ten senior Product Managers responsible for the success of all Moody’s RMS core climate models, spanning Wind, Flood, Wildfire and Severe Convective Storm. Prior to this, Maurizio had different leadership roles at RMS and SCOR where he led Cat Research and Development. Maurizio holds an MSc in Civil Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Turin and a PhD in Hydrology from ETH Zurich.