AB strengthens global insurance capabilities

Written by Adam Cadle

27/09/2022

AllianceBernstein (AB) has made five hires to its global insurance team as part of a significant growth plan for the asset manager’s insurance capabilities and client base across the US and EMEA.

The new hires join AB’s dedicated global insurance team of 61 professionals as the firm looks to expand its insurance expertise and ability to serve clients and partners with distinctive thought leadership across a number of key areas including investments, solutions, analytics, reporting and client servicing.

Four of the new hires will sit in AB’s client group and will be based in the firm’s New York and London offices. Richard Roberts previously at abrdn and Zurich Insurance Group, joins in London as director of EMEA insurance solutions, reporting into Etienne Rougier, head of insurance for Europe & Asia.

Dmytro Mukhin joins from J.P. Morgan AM as insurance solutions strategist for North America. Melissa King, who joins from Barings, and Strock Moore, previously at Blackrock and DoubleLine Capital, join the North America insurance sales team. All three are based in New York and will report into Craig Schorr, head of North American insurance.

AB has also strengthened its insurance portfolio management team. Deanna Leighton joins the multi sector Insurance fixed income team as a portfolio manager, reporting into the team’s lead portfolio manager, Gary Zhu.

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