Rob Bredahl

Rob Bredahl is Vice Chair, Howden Re, Executive Chair, Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (HCMA), and a member of the Howden Executive Leadership Team. Rob served as CEO of Howden Re until December 2023, having been appointed CEO of TigerRisk in 2021. Rob led the company through its acquisition by Howden, which created a leading global reinsurance broker, strategic advisory and capital markets business. He remains instrumental in the continuing growth and development of Howden Re, with a renewed hands-on focus on capital markets transactions and advisory.

Rob has significant experience in the application of capital markets structures and techniques in insurance risk transfer, with a career spanning roles in reinsurance, broking and investment banking. Rob joined Tiger Risk in 2019 as President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the company’s board. Prior to that, he was one of the co-founders of Third Point Re in 2012, holding roles including Chief Underwriting Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, before becoming CEO and President. Previously, Rob was Chief Executive Officer of Aon Benfield Securities, Aon’s Investment Banking Group and the unit focused on insurance-linked securities (ILS) structuring and bookrunning, as well as President of the Americas division of Aon Benfield.

Before Aon acquired Benfield in November 2008, Rob held the role of Chief Executive Officer of Benfield US Inc. and of Benfield Advisory. He joined Benfield in March 2002, prior to which he was the Chief Executive Officer of Inreon PLC and Managing Director and Head of US Derivative Sales for Barclays Capital. Rob holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Middlebury College.