Swiss Re Corporate Solutions News

Swiss Re Taps Harman, Poppie for U.S. Central Region Leadership Positions

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has added Christine Harman as senior vice president, head of Casualty, and named Gabriel Poppie as senior vice president, head of Sales, for its U.S. Central Region. Both are based in Chicago. Harman will be responsible …

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Appoints Jia as CEO of China Operations

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has appointed Jingwei Jia as chief executive officer, China, effective immediately. Jia will be based in Shanghai and drive Swiss Re Corporate Solutions’ strategy of building its China operations into a leading commercial insurer. Since joining …

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Names Brohm as CEO Latin America

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions appoints Axel Brohm, an experienced Swiss Re executive, as CEO Latin America. Brohm will assume this role immediately and relocate from Zurich to Miami in the coming months. In his new position, Brohm will be responsible …

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Launches Cyber Risk Insurance Product in UK

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions expands its cyber offering with the launch of CyberSolutions UK, a market-specific, primary insurance product. This cyber risk protection solution “provides tailored coverage to mid-sized and large companies, enabling them to defend themselves against increasingly sophisticated …

Swiss Re Corporate Appoints Gonzalez to Succeed Petrilli as CEO North America

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has appointed Ivan Gonzalez as CEO North America. Gonzalez succeeds Robert Petrilli, who the insurer said has decided to leave Swiss Re at the end of 2016. The company said Gonzalez is moving from his current …

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Adds Southern California Aviation Team

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has established a regional aviation insurance team that operates out of the Santa Ana, Calif. office. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions offers a range of aviation insurance products, from physical aircraft damage insurance to liability coverages for …

Swiss Re & Partners Unveil Initiative to Speed Economic Recovery After Cat Event

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Ltd. and Veolia have joined forces, under the auspices of The Rockefeller Foundation, to launch an infrastructure recovery initiative to speed up economic recovery in the aftermath of catastrophic events for cities across the globe. The …

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions to Buy Stop Loss Underwriter IHC Risk

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has agreed to buy IHC Risk Solutions and its direct employer stop loss (ESL) business from Independence Holding Co. for $152.5 million in cash. The transaction includes IHC Risk Solutions’ operations, its team of experts and …

Big ‘I’ Names Hanley as Director of Agency E&O Program

The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (Big “I”) has named James Hanley as the new director of its agency errors and omissions insurance program. Hanley will lead the insurance and risk management program that is offered to member …

European Property Underwriting Forms Capacity Agreement with 3 Risk Partners

European Property Underwriting Limited (EPU), a London-based property owners MGA, has secured an exclusive capacity arrangement with three risk transfer partners, led by HDI Gerling, with major co/reinsurance participations from Liberty Mutual Insurance and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions. EPU is …