Brandan is a Vice President – Senior Credit Officer 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).

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.

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 Associate Managing 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.

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.