Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. Has announced leadership changes in its Catastrophe business unit, effective April 1, 2011.
Brian Secrett, currently Chief Underwriting Officer and Deputy Head, Catastrophe, has been appointed Head of Catastrophe. He will be responsible for PartnerRe’s worldwide catastrophe reinsurance business and will report to Emmanuel Clarke, CEO PartnerRe Global.
Secrett succeeds Ted Dziurman, who has been appointed to the new position of General Manager and Executive Director of Partner Reinsurance Europe Limited, the Dublin based European reinsurance company of the PartnerRe Group.
Secrett has more than 20 years of reinsurance underwriting and market experience. He joined PartnerRe as an underwriter in 1994, and was appointed Head of Bermuda Catastrophe Underwriting team in 2002 and Chief Underwriting Officer Catastrophe in 2008.
Concurrent with Secrett’s appointment, Dr. Erik Rüttener, currently Head of Catastrophe Research, will be appointed Chief Underwriting Officer and Deputy Head of Catastrophe, reporting to Secrett. Dr. Rüttener joined PartnerRe in 2008 as Head of Catastrophe Research. He is currently Chairman of the Board of PERILS AG, a European insurance industry initiative providing natural catastrophe exposure and claims data.
Emmanuel Clarke, CEO PartnerRe Global commented: “Brian’s strong reinsurance experience and extensive knowledge of the catastrophe reinsurance market will be essential in managing our catastrophe business unit.
“Erik brings deep analytical skills, strong experience and knowledge in both catastrophe research and modeling. I am confident that together with the team they will ensure that our clients continue to benefit from our support in assessing, pricing and reinsuring their catastrophe risk.”
He also thanked Dziurman “for the leadership he provided in further developing our Catastrophe business unit over the past four years,” and extended his congratulations to the three men on their new appointments.”
Source: PartnerRe
Topics Catastrophe Mergers & Acquisitions Commercial Lines Business Insurance Europe Underwriting Reinsurance
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