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Vantage Group Holdings Launches Facultative Reinsurance Business; Appoints Lisa Pickard as President

Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. (“Vantage”) today announced the launch of its new Facultative Reinsurance line of business, led by industry executive Lisa Pickard, who has joined Vantage as President of Facultative Reinsurance. This expansion marks a key milestone in Vantage’s strategy to scale its specialty insurance and reinsurance lines following its June 2026 acquisition by Howard Hughes Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HHH). In her new role, Ms. Pickard will report directly to Greg Hendrick, Chief Executive Officer of Vantage and oversee the division’s strategic direction, risk appetite, team recruitment, and broker-partner relationships.

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Vantage Appoints Yves Charbonneau as Chief Risk Officer

Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. ("Vantage") today announced that Yves Charbonneau, FCAS, FCIA, has joined Vantage as Chief Risk Officer. He will serve as a member of the Vantage Leadership team. Mr. Charbonneau brings nearly three decades of actuarial and enterprise risk leadership across the insurance and reinsurance industries. Most recently, he headed the actuarial function at Arch Insurance Company Ltd. in Canada, where he established a portfolio management culture and transformed enterprise data analytics and strategy to deliver profitable growth and strong underwriting discipline.

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Vantage Appoints Lucy Fato as General Counsel

Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. ("Vantage") today announced that Lucy Fato has joined Vantage as General Counsel. She will serve on the Vantage leadership team and act as a strategic advisor to Marc Grandisson, Executive Chairman of Vantage. Ms. Fato brings more than three decades of legal, compliance, regulatory, and corporate governance leadership across the insurance and financial services industries.

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Vantage Group Holdings Completes Acquisition by Howard Hughes Holdings

Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. ("Vantage"), a leading specialty insurance and reinsurance company, today announced that ​it​ has been successfully acquired by t​he ​Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HHH) ("Howard Hughes," "HHH"). The all-cash transaction, valued at approximately $2.1 billion, closed following receipt of all required regulatory approvals. With ​​the ​​closing complete, Vantage anchors Howard Hughes' transformation into a diversified holding company.

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Vantage Shares Long-Term Approach in Large Property

The Insurer TV featured insights from David BurtonPerry, Vantage’s Head of Large Property, during Aon’s 2026 Property + Casualty Symposium. David emphasized Vantage’s commitment to continuity and multi‑year client relationships, supported by disciplined risk management and thoughtful use of AI. Watch now on The Insurer TV

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Rethinking Insurance From the Ground Up

Alex Blanco, Chief Executive of Insurance, reflects on how starting from a blank sheet has shaped Vantage’s approach to underwriting specialty insurance. Explore how disciplined opportunism, combining seasoned judgment with modern analytics, allows Vantage to uncover opportunities others overlook.

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Beyond Property Cat: The Future of ILS

Chris McKeown, Chief Executive of Reinsurance, ILS, and Innovation, explains how ILS investor appetite is expanding beyond catastrophe risk into casualty and specialty lines, and how Vantage’s Partnership Capital platform is leaning into these new opportunities. Read more on The Insurer.

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