About | XN Captive

Gabriel Weiss

CEO & Co-Founder

Previously Entrepreneur-In-Residence at Point72
7+ years insurance experience, Russell Reynolds Alum
Co-Founder of successfully acquired claims-focused AI Insurtech
Captain & Airborne Ranger, US Army, 101st Airborne Division

Previously Entrepreneur-In-Residence at Point72
7+ years insurance experience, Russell Reynolds Alum
Co-Founder of successfully acquired claims-focused AI Insurtech
Captain & Airborne Ranger, US Army, 101st Airborne Division

Sam Espinosa

CMO & Co-Founder

Previously VP of Marketing at Pindrop
16+ years experience, B2B

Sales & Marketing

Head of Marketing for successfully acquired YC

Tech startup

Yale University

Previously VP of Marketing at Pindrop
16+ years experience, B2B

Sales & Marketing

Head of Marketing for successfully acquired YC

Tech startup

Yale University

Rachel Jenkins

COO & Co-Founder

Previously Managing Director

at Founder Shield

12+ years insurance experience, Marsh and AIG Alum
2023 RISE Awards Winner,

35 under 35

Wharton School of Business

Previously Managing Director

at Founder Shield

12+ years insurance experience, Marsh and AIG Alum
2023 RISE Awards Winner,

35 under 35

Wharton School of Business

Jonathan York

CTO

Previously Head of Digital Transformation & Client Technology at Bridgewater Associates
25 years leadership experience in financial services technology
Business Insider’s Top 8 POWER PLAYERS in Tech Innovation
Oxford University Alum

Previously Managing Director

at Founder Shield

12+ years insurance experience, Marsh and AIG Alum
2023 RISE Awards Winner,

35 under 35

Wharton School of Business

Adam Palmer Yaari

CFO

Previously Vice President at Lazard
8+ years experience in finance and strategy
US Army, 101st Airborne Division
Wharton School of Business

Previously Vice President at Lazard
8+ years experience in finance and strategy
US Army, 101st Airborne Division
Wharton School of Business

Judah Max Dobrinsky

Director of Risk Finance

Previously Director of Operations at Graph Group, managing $200M+ in admitted and captive assets
Founder & President of Magnet Insurance Agency, with $1.5B in insurable value
Deutsche Bank Alum, advising $1.35B+ in transactions

Previously Director of Operations at Graph Group, managing $200M+ in admitted and captive assets
Founder & President of Magnet Insurance Agency, with $1.5B in insurable value
Deutsche Bank Alum, advising $1.35B+ in transactions

Allison Ammirato

Senior Accountant

Previously Senior Accountant
at Brown & Brown
7+ years insurance experience in Captive Accounting
Captive Insurance Times Emerging Talent April 2020 Issue
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Union College

Previously Senior Accountant
at Brown & Brown
7+ years insurance experience in Captive Accounting
Captive Insurance Times Emerging Talent April 2020 Issue
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Union College

Chris Boedeker

Head of Claims

Previously Head of Claims for Waymo and Uber
Senior Leader at Marsh managing Airbnb and Tesla
30 years of multi-line claims experience
Expertise in complex regulatory, tax, and reinsurance transactions

Previously Head of Claims for Waymo and Uber
Senior Leader at Marsh managing Airbnb and Tesla
30 years of multi-line claims experience
Expertise in complex regulatory, tax, and reinsurance transactions

Our Experts

Advisory

Matthew Queen

Founder, The Queen Firm, Chief Risk Officer for Goldner Capital
Developed dozens of captive programs and advises InsurTechs
Author the treatise Modern Captive Insurance with the American Bar Assoc.

Founder, The Queen Firm, Chief Risk Officer for Goldner Capital
Developed dozens of captive programs and advises InsurTechs
Author the treatise Modern Captive Insurance with the American Bar Assoc.

Regulatory

Fenhua Liu

Chief captive regulator for CT with authority to review, license, register and examine captive insurers, RRGs, RPGs
2023 Power 50 list by Captive Review
Approval authority to validate and endorse all captive activity

Chief captive regulator for CT with authority to review, license, register and examine captive insurers, RRGs, RPGs
2023 Power 50 list by Captive Review
Approval authority to validate and endorse all captive activity

Legal

Elliot M.Kroll

Partner, with 43 years experience
Lead counsel in 100+ reinsurance disputes
Expert in complex regulatory, tax, and (re) insurance transactions

Partner, with 43 years experience
Lead counsel in 100+ reinsurance disputes
Expert in complex regulatory, tax, and (re) insurance transactions

Claims

Chris Boedeker

Head of Claims for Waymo, Uber
Senior Leader at Marsh managing Airbnb, Tesla
Expert in complex regulatory, tax, and (re) insurance transactions

Head of Claims for Waymo, Uber
Senior Leader at Marsh managing Airbnb, Tesla
Expert in complex regulatory, tax, and (re) insurance transactions

Actuary

Michelle Bradley

25 years experience

Expertise in actuarial analysis, enterprise risk management, alternative risk transfer, and risk studies
Participated in "Deal of the Decade,” CFO Magazine, June 2000

25 years experience
Expertise in actuarial analysis, enterprise risk management, alternative risk transfer, and risk studies
Participated in "Deal of the Decade,” CFO Magazine, June 2000

Audit

Andy Christie

Director for global captive insurance programs
Manages projects for F500 across industries
Expert in financial management, captive insurance

Director for global captive insurance programs
Manages projects for F500 across industries
Expert in financial management, captive insurance

Investment

Ben Zimbel

CEO & Founder
Specialist in Advanced Insurance Architecture, Tax Strategies, and Actuarial Plan Design

CEO & Founder
Specialist in Advanced Insurance Architecture, Tax Strategies, and Actuarial Plan Design

Reinsurance

Alex Kazanjian

Partner and Managing Director
Global risk capital and reinsurance broker for move-fast, growth-led partners
Structured Reinsurance, MGAs, Legacy Reinsurance

Partner and Managing Director
Global risk capital and reinsurance broker for move-fast, growth-led partners
Structured Reinsurance, MGAs, Legacy Reinsurance

Meet the XN Captive team