Sandro Kriesch provides expert consulting on third-party capital, with a particular focus on catastrophe bonds. He advises clients on structural design, issuance strategy, pricing, spread optimization and market timing. Additionally, Sandro facilitates cat bond issuance through special Purpose insurers.
Sandro Kriesch has 28 years of experience in the reinsurance and ILS industry, having worked for Swiss Re, Horizon 21, Twelve Capital (which he co-founded) and IQUW. Sandro’s various roles have encompassed natural perils modelling, property cat underwriting, P&C insurance balance sheet modelling, ILS portfolio management, origination of collateralized reinsurance, and operations for an ILS fund manager. As a portfolio manager he was responsible for various private ILS and cat bond portfolios with a total AuM of 1.08bn USD. Sandro ran Kriesch Advisors between 2019 and 2023, consulting for clients across the ILS space, in this role he continues to actively advise three separate startup boards. Sandro holds a master’s degree in science from ETH Zürich and an MBA dual degree from Berne/Rochester New York. Sandro is a Registered Representative of Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions, LLC.