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Ascot Group appoints James Lee to lead Leadline Capital Partners

Lee will oversee third-party reinsurance capital strategies and lead Ascot's insurance-linked securities initiatives out of the company’s Stamford, Connecticut office.

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Ascot Group, a specialist global reinsurance and insurance underwriter, hired James Lee as President of its third-party reinsurance capital management division Leadline Capital Partners.

In the role, Lee will oversee the strategic direction and market development of Leadline’s third-party capital strategies, while also leading Ascot’s insurance-linked securities, global capital raising, and investor engagement efforts, according to Artemis.

Lee, who is based in Ascot’s Stamford, Connecticut office, reports to Marc Amen, CEO, North America. Artemis said Lee brings more than 20 years of experience in capital markets and insurance-linked securities, including prior work at Aspen Capital Markets and Deutsche Bank Securities.

Artemis also noted that during Lee’s time at Aspen and Sompo Capital Markets, he worked on insurance-linked securities initiatives, including casualty insurance-linked returns for third-party investors, and that he has previously structured and executed catastrophe bond and reinsurance sidecar transactions.

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