Arch Insurance has appointed Sergio Pierro as Senior Cyber Underwriter and Roxanne Deslandes as Cyber Underwriter, effective immediately.
According to the firm, Pierro and Deslandes will join Arch Insurance (EU) dac, which provides specialist property and casualty insurance solutions within the European Union.
Based in Paris, Pierro’s responsibilities are to establish Arch’s operations in France and grow the company’s European cyber insurance portfolio, writing both primary and excess coverage for multinational organisations.
Arch describes Pierro as a highly experienced cyber insurance practitioner. He joins from AXA XL, where he was most recently Underwriting Manager, Cyber. Before that, Pierro was a Cyber and Professional Indemnity Underwriter at XL Catlin beginning in 2008.
Meanwhile, Deslandes joins from Bessé, where she was a member of the cyber risk advisory team. Arch said her extensive cyber expertise spans insurance, broking, and cybersecurity advisory, having previously held roles at Marsh, Airbus, and Thales.
Commenting on the announcement, Matthew Brophy, Chief Underwriting Officer of Arch Insurance (EU) dac said, “Sergio has a wealth of experience within the French insurance market and is ideally placed to launch our operations in Paris, working closely with Roxanne to grow our cyber portfolio.
“Their combined depth of expertise and broker relationships will be essential as we continue to build our service proposition and establish Arch as a leading carrier within Europe.”
In related news, Arch Insurance recently announced the appointments of Jose Carlos Jiménez Fernández and Rafael Ortiz Losada as Senior Cyber Underwriters in Madrid, Spain.
