Global re/insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Michael O’Donnell as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Global Reinsurance, effective immediately.
O’Donnell will continue to report to Jim Wixtead, Senior Vice President, Chubb Group and President, Chubb Tempest Re.
Currently, he serves as Division President of Chubb Tempest Re USA.
In his new role, O’Donnell will continue to have responsibility for the U.S. operations of Chubb Tempest Re while expanding his remit into the strategic and tactical operations of the company’s global reinsurance operations.
Wixtead commented on the hire, “Mike is an exceptional executive who has demonstrated strong fortitude and leadership during his tenure managing our U.S. reinsurance operations. Clients, brokers and colleagues respect Mike’s insights and commitment to our mission at Chubb Tempest Re. I look forward to working with him as he expands his responsibilities within Global Re.”
O’Donnell is a market veteran and has more than 30 years of experience in the re/insurance industry. He joined Chubb Tempest Re Bermuda in 2006 as a casualty treaty underwriter.
He was then promoted to Senior Vice President with responsibility for ACE Tempest Re USA’s worker’s compensation and alternative risk business units as well as oversight of its claims operations.
Since 2014, he has been responsible for Chubb’s U.S. property and casualty assumed reinsurance operation. Prior to Chubb, he was with General Reinsurance Corp., where he underwrote the casualty facultative business.
