PEMBROKE, Bermuda—- Somerset Reinsurance Ltd., a leading provider of reinsurance solutions to the life insurance and annuity market, is delighted to announce the appointment of Riley LaTour as Chief Risk Officer with immediate effect. He majored in Actuarial Science at the University of Wisconsin– Eau Claire, graduating with a Bachelor of Science with Honors.
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