Ms. Amanda Atkins

Council Member Biography

Amanda Atkins is Chief Executive Officer of Afinia Capital Group. Afinia, backed by Deutsche Bank, Eos, and Atkins Capital, assists insurance companies release capital and streamline mature or discontinued liabilities. Concurrently, she is CEO of Atkins Capital, a consulting firm which provides financial, strategic, and corporate advice to the reinsurance sectors, focused on investment opportunities, due diligence and valuation, distressed situations, run off, life and life settlements. Ms. Atkins has held a variety of senior positions in the industry, most recently as CFO of Alea Group Holdings from its creation by KKR in 1999 until 2005, a period which saw significant growth as well as listing on LSE in 2003. Prior to that, she was CFO of Zurich Reinsurance UK for four years and before that at Anglo American Insurance and Orion Insurance, dealing with extensive legacy issues in both companies. Ms. Atkins’ responsibilities have encompassed a broad spectrum from financial and strategic activity to investment management, actuarial, claims, risk management, internal audit, human resources, and litigation. She has over 20 years experience in various areas of the insurance and reinsurance industry including investment management; offshore taxation; pension funds; rating agencies; capital models; regulation; captives; US casualty; finite risk transfer; property catastrophe; sidecars; ILW's and securitization in European, UK, Lloyd's & Bermuda jurisdictions. She is also Investor at Capriol Films Ltd. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

2007 - Unspecified

Chief Executive Officer, Afinia Capital Group

2005 - Unspecified

Chief Executive Officer, Atkins Capital

1999 - 2005

Group Chief Financial Officer, Alea Holdings Bermuda Ltd

1994 - 1998

Chief Financial Officer, ZURICH GLOBAL CORPORATE UK LTD