Volante Global, an international Managing General Agent (MGA) and Lloyd’s Syndicate owned by global fintech Acrisure, has appointed Demian Smith as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), subject to current contractual obligations and regulatory approval.
Smith started his re/insurance industry career in 1995, and has since successfully built and transformed businesses across the broking and underwriting sides of the market.
Most recently, Smith served as the Head of Mutual, Agency and Captive Solutions and Co-Head of Strategic Partnerships at Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance arm of the global broking group Marsh McLennan, holding the role for the past five years.
Prior to this, he was CEO of StarStone Group. Volante believes that Smith’s track record for leading change whilst building collaborative and high-performing teams will be invaluable to the firm as it continues to mature and grow its global MGA and syndicate platform.
Martin Reith, Chairman and Interim CEO, will remain as Chairman and work closely with Smith.
Reith commented on the appointment, “I am delighted to welcome Demian to Volante Global. His experience and previous career made him an ideal candidate to succeed me as CEO.
“I have very much enjoyed working with colleagues at Volante Global and look forward to continuing that journey as Chairman.”
Smith added, “I am thrilled to be joining Volante Global at such a pivotal moment in its journey. The depth of talent across the organisation is impressive, and I look forward to working closely with colleagues around the world to help unlock even more value.”
Earlier this month, Volante Global appointed Peter Montanaro as Non-Executive Director, effective July 1st, 2025.
