Aon has named George Attard (pictured above) global head of analytics for its Reinsurance Solutions division, adding the role to his existing position as the unit's chief strategy officer.
Attard, a 17-year veteran of the firm, will oversee more than 1,000 reinsurance analytics staff worldwide and coordinate the broker's data and technology capabilities.
He most recently served as CEO of reinsurance for APAC, where he led a team of nearly 600 across the region, before being appointed chief strategy officer in a July 2025 leadership reshuffle. Earlier in his career, he held actuarial and underwriting roles at Centre Re and Imagine Group.
Andy Marcell, CEO of Global Solutions for Aon, said Attard's background spans strategy, actuarial work and client-facing leadership. His appointment, Marcell added, would help the firm "bring the full strength of Aon to our clients to manage even the most complex of exposures."
Paul Shedden will continue as global head of Advanced Risk Analytics across all of Aon's solution lines, working alongside Attard to align reinsurance analytics with the firm's broader strategy.
The move comes as the reinsurance industry contends with a sustained run of catastrophe losses. Aon's Climate and Catastrophe Insight Report found that global insured losses reached $120 billion to $127 billion in 2025, the sixth straight year above $100 billion.
Severe convective storms accounted for roughly $61 billion of that total, overtaking tropical cyclones as the costliest insured peril of the 21st century.
Aon's own Strategy and Technology Group has previously noted that many reinsurers remain heavily reliant on spreadsheets for analytics, suggesting the broker sees an opportunity to fill a capability gap among its clients.
Attard said he would pursue an integrated approach connecting reinsurance analytics with strategy. "By continuing to invest in advanced analytics, AI and our people, Aon is enabling more resilient decision-making and new opportunities to meet evolving client needs," he said.
The firm launched its Risk Analytics Platform in 2025, giving clients access to integrated hazard, exposure and loss data through a single interface.
It is now investing in next-generation underwriting and portfolio analytics tools set to go live later this year, alongside continued development of its more than 120 Impact Forecasting catastrophe models.
