Conan Ward is a seasoned leader with an entrepreneurial mindset and a record of growth and achievement in the insurance and reinsurance industry. He has held a variety of leadership positions including Chief Executive, Chief Underwriting Officer, and Chief Risk Officer.  He has helped lead two international reinsurance franchises in Bermuda from start-up to mature, market-leading, NYSE-listed companies with offices around the globe. He has integrated two major acquisitions (Talbot and IPC) into existing reinsurance operations. 

Conan worked with our founder, Andy Downey to bring Validus Re to the Latin American marketplace and was an occasional advisor on the formation of Solis Re.  He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy where he studied National Security and Public Affairs.  

Felix has worked in the insurance/reinsurance industry for approximately 23 years. Felix Pena started his accounting career after serving in the United States Marine Corps. Felix earned his Accounting degree at Florida International University. While working as a customer service representative for a Property and Casualty Insurance Company (Hallmark Insurance Group), he worked his way up at the group to become a staff accountant.

Felix worked as a Senior Account Analyst at Employers Reinsurance Company in Miami for approximately eight years. Felix’s position prior to joining Solis Re was as the Accounting Manager of Validus Reaseguros, Inc. in Miami for approximately ten years. His responsibilities included both technical premium and financial accounting. While at Validus he managed a team of five people, worked with other teams abroad and spearheaded many important projects.

Andrea has more than 21 years of experience managing information for various industries, including the federal government, academia and private business. She earned her BA at The Catholic University of America and her MBA/MS-MIS at the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to joining Solis Re, Andrea was part of the MBA admissions team at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business for 4 years.

She worked as a Senior Business Analyst for the US Department of Commerce Small Business Administration and the USDA Forest Service for 10 years. Andrea gathered business requirements for mobile and internal computing solutions, ensuring all of the business needs were met and implemented successfully. She maintained the web presence of a USDA/DOI inter-departmental government initiative, as well as the local presence of financial services websites directed at various Latin American markets.