Hanni was deeply involved in establishing, and now leads, Hamilton ILS, encompassing Ada Capital Management and Ada Re, a third-party capital market facing Special Purpose Insurer (SPI). Hanni was also responsible for the issuance of Easton Re, Hamilton’s first 144A Cat Bond. He has played a key role in managing Hamiton’s InsurTech engagement and investments alongside supporting its joint venture digital MGA, Attune. 

Hanni joined Hamilton in July 2014 and led the Risk & Analytics function at Hamilton Re, Ltd. with responsibility for portfolio management; and reporting for the Company’s management, Board, regulators, market bodies, rating agencies and ceded reinsurance. He directed the development of the Hamilton Risk & Analytics Platform (HARP). His team developed portfolio optimization approaches using AI techniques and designed advanced stochastic simulations for reinsurance.

Hanni has represented Hamilton on the MIT SOLVE Challenge Leadership team, where Hamilton joined as the first insurance member, and has served as a judge for its annual social entrepreneurship challenges, subsequently providing mentorship to winners of the challenges.

Previously, he worked for two years with Allied World Assurance Company and between 2008 and 2012, Hanni worked for Montpelier Re where he was involved in the establishment of Montpelier’s Lloyd’s Syndicate 5151 and associated Managing Agent. Prior to joining the insurance industry, Hanni worked for four years in London’s financial services sector, developing equity, commodity, and FX pricing models. He also founded a start-up developing High Performance Computing (HPC) systems.

Hanni has a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Imperial College, London, England. He is an Associate of the Royal College of Science (ARCS), an Associate Member of the Institute of Physics and an associate of the Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS).