Rick Pagnani
CEO & Managing Partner
Mr. Pagnani is the co-founder, lead portfolio manager, and CEO of KRCA. Prior to KRCA, Mr. Pagnani was Executive Vice President, Head of PIMCO's insurance-linked business, and CEO of Newport Reinsurance Ltd. Before joining PIMCO in 2018, he was the CEO of Mt. Logan Re, where he launched and grew the third-party ILS investment business for Everest Reinsurance.
Previously, he was a partner at TigerRisk Partners, focusing on production in the Life and P&C markets and new product development. He also served as chief executive officer of Ascendant Reinsurance, a class 3 Bermuda–based reinsurance company focusing on catastrophe derivatives. He was a Managing Director at Swiss Re New Markets, a division of Swiss Reinsurance Company. He has 36 years of investment experience and holds an MBA from Fordham University and a bachelor's degree from Hobart College.