Guggenheim Securities, the investment banking and capital markets division of Guggenheim Partners, has hired Bijan Moazami as a managing director in its Washington, D.C. office.
Moazami will focus on the property-casualty insurance sector as part of the firm’s equity research team.
"Our team is excited to be joined by someone with Bijan’s insight and depth of experience," said Dante Ferrarie, senior managing director of Guggenheim Securities. "He brings a long track record of accomplishment and is well-regarded for his knowledge and relationships in the industry."
Moazami joins Guggenheim from Height Securities in Washington, where he founded the firm’s investment banking practice.
Earlier he had been a managing director and group head of insurance research with FBR Capital Markets. He began his career at Morgan Stanley and also was a member of Alex. Brown’s insurance group.