Focused Leadership with Proven Results

Kevin brings deep carrier and underwriting expertise to Ascendex’s foundation, shaped by decades of executive leadership in the insurance industry.

As former CEO of Argo Group, he launched over 25 insurance businesses globally, consistently driving disciplined underwriting and profitable growth. His strategic vision centers on empowering entrepreneurial underwriters with ownership, autonomy, and institutional-grade support. Under Kevin’s leadership, Ascendex is built to scale with precision, delivering sustainable revenue growth and underwriting excellence.

Andrée brings more than 20 years of proven leadership in insurance finance, strategy, and enterprise growth, having shaped success across global (re)insurance organizations.

Her deep expertise spans the full insurance value chain, including underwriting, capital management, regulatory compliance, M&A, and market strategy serving in senior leadership roles in commercial P&C, specialty, and Lloyd’s markets. Renowned for driving financial performance and building scalable platforms, she has led transformational growth initiatives that deliver lasting impact. As Ascendex’s COO & Head of Finance, Andrée sets the course for sustainable expansion and long-term value creation.

Dan brings 15 years of experience specializing in strategy, transactions, operations, and product development across a range of global P&C (re)insurance markets, platforms, and segments.

As the Head of Corporate Development & Strategy at Ascendex, Dan works with the underwriting practices on incubating & structuring programs, and leads their enterprise initiatives for strategic partnerships & capital, market deployment & expansion, and new product & revenue opportunities.