Southport Lane Appoints Chief Actuary for Reinsurance

Southport Lane, a New York-based private equity firm, announced on Thursday the appointment of Jim McNichols as chief actuarial officer of its reinsurance group, Southport Re. In this new position, McNichols will be responsible for supporting reinsurance underwriting and directing quantitative risk analytics, as well as leading Southport Re’s enterprise-wide risk management processes, the company said in a press release.Before joining Southport Re, McNichols served as a consulting actuary for Aon, leading risk-modeling projects for insurance companies and large corporations. McNichols&rs...