Reinsurance broker Protecdiv launches in the US

Protecdiv, a new insurance and reinsurance broker, has launched in the US. Based in Philadelphia, Protecdiv is a specialty US P&C brokerage that puts process, technology, and diversity at the very center of its business model, a release said. Billed as a “minority-led” brokerage, Protecdiv is fronted by CEO Kael Coleman and COO Paul Little. Coleman previously led the global mortgage reinsurance team of Willis Re. Prior to that, he was a senior broker at Guy Carpenter and at Holborn, where he met and worked closely with Little. Little, meanwhile, founded Maxfield Risk Consulting, where he also served as president of the risk management and analytics consulting company. Before founding Maxfield, Little was CEO at Ultimate Risk Solutions and also served as president of EQECAT and as a managing director with Guy Carpenter.