Alex Hindson

Alex Hindson joined Argo Group as the Chief Risk Officer in 2015 and his role was formally widened to recognize his leadership of the Sustainability and ESG programs in 2020.

He is responsible for Enterprise Risk Management across the Group as well as Capital Modelling , relationship management with credit rating agencies and purchasing of corporate insurances.

Previously he was the Chief Risk Officer of Amlin AG, the Swiss reinsurance operation of Amlin PLC, where he was responsible for the risk, compliance and legal functions across the Bermuda branch and Zurich operation. He had previously been the Head of Group Risk of Amlin PLC, responsible for the implementation of an enterprise risk management framework across the company in preparation for Solvency II.

Before this, Mr. Hindson was Head of Enterprise Risk Management at Aon Global Risk Consulting, where he was responsible for the consulting activities for ERM across EMEA. He was originally a chemical engineer and worked in a variety of roles at AstraZeneca, including engineering, manufacturing and risk management. Mr. Hindson is a Certified Fellow and past Chairman of the Institute of Risk Management. He holds an MSc in Environmental Management.