Conserv Capital appointed Brian Kost, CFA, as the company’s new chief financial officer. Kost brings more than a decade of financial leadership experience spanning structured finance, reinsurance, specialty insurance, capital strategy and enterprise liquidity management.
Kost most recently served as chief financial officer of ASH Capital Management, where he architected treasury operations and capital strategy for an innovative structured reinsurance platform. In that role, he secured $15 million in ceded premium in the company’s first year, supported a $25 million debt and equity raise, and designed multi-horizon capital plans that optimized investor alignment and long-term capital efficiency. He previously served as CFO of Foresight Insurance Group, where he led a successful financial restructuring, negotiated $18 million in financing, and delivered materially improved unit economics, liquidity optimization and surplus growth.
Earlier in his career, Kost held senior leadership roles at Fortitude Re, where he managed capital planning and financing analytics across more than $100 billion in reinsurance and acquisition transactions. He also delivered $3.6 billion in capital actions through balance-sheet optimization and modeled multi-regime capital implications across regulatory, rating-agency and economic frameworks.
“Brian brings a rare combination of deep technical finance expertise, strategic vision and the ability to execute in complex capital environments,” Jeffrey Goff, president and CEO of Conserv Capital, said. “His experience across reinsurance, specialty underwriting and structured finance is perfectly aligned with Conserv’s next chapter of disciplined growth. We are thrilled to welcome him to our executive team.”
As CFO, Kost will oversee Conserv Capital’s financial strategy, capital planning, treasury management, risk oversight and long-term financial operations. His extensive background in asset-liability modeling, regulatory reporting and capital optimization will support Conserv’s continued expansion and financial resilience.
Kost is a CFA charter holder and holds dual bachelor’s degrees in economics (econometrics) and business administration from The Ohio State University.
