Marvin Pestcoe has been appointed executive chairman and chief executive officer of Langhorne Re Bermuda.

Langhorne Re was launched in January 2018 by Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA) and RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. The company targets large in-force life and annuity blocks.

In his more than 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, Mr Pestcoe has had a broad range of executive roles including leadership positions in profit centre management, investments, corporate strategy, data analysis, and risk management. In his new role, he will be responsible for leading Langhorne Re’s strategy and operations.

Most recently, Mr Pestcoe was chief risk and actuarial officer at PartnerRe and served on the company’s executive committee. Before that, he held a number of senior management positions at PartnerRe, including CEO Life and Health, chief investment officer, and head of strategic ventures, and he represented the company as a director on multiple independent boards.

Mr Pestcoe is a fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.

Langhorne Re has a website at langhornere.com