Ki Appoints Ex-PartnerRe Exec Bonneau as Chair
Ki, the algorithmically powered Lloyd’s digital follow platform, announced the appointment of Jacques Bonneau as non-executive chair for Ki Financial Ltd., effective July 1, 2025.
Bonneau was previously president & CEO of PartnerRe, retiring in March 2024. A highly experienced global leader in the re/insurance sector, Bonneau has also held a range of senior leadership roles at Chubb, latterly as group chief underwriting officer, and spent time as a senior adviser at the Bermuda Monetary Authority. He currently holds a number of non-executive roles including Brit Re and Novel.
“We are delighted to welcome Jacques to the Ki board. His deep experience in leading underwriting organizations will complement our focus on digital-first algorithmic underwriting,” commented Mark Allan, CEO of Ki, in a statement. “As we evolve our data-driven underwriting and drive digital transformation, we will benefit from his experience in guiding our strategy and focus to deliver sustainable and scalable underwriting for Ki and its partners.”
A subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ki and its subsidiaries operate the first fully digital and algorithmically driven Lloyd’s of London underwriting platform. The platform offers instant follow capacity from multiple Lloyd’s syndicates (including Ki Syndicate 1618), accessible anywhere, at any time. Syndicate 1618 was the largest start-up in the history of Lloyd’s. Ki’s capacity partners are Aspen Digital & Syndicate 4711, Beazley Syndicates 623 and 2623, Ki Syndicate 1618, Travelers Syndicate 5000 and QBE Syndicate 5555.
Source: Ki Financial Ltd.