CNA Hardy, a UK specialist commercial re/insurer, has appointed Rhonda Buege as Head of its new augmented Specialty Business Unit, effective immediately.
The new business unit will comprise all existing Healthcare and Specialty line products across both company and Lloyd’s platforms.
Buege has 20 years’ experience in the industry, joining CNA’s Healthcare business in 2002 before holding a variety of underwriting and underwriting management roles. She then moved to its London operation In 2007 to build a healthcare business across the UK and Continental Europe.
In 2015, Buege began leading the Technology and Cyber business in addition to her existing responsibilities. That same year she launched CNA’s Healthcare capabilities on the Lloyd’s platform in London and Singapore.
Buege will report to Patrick Gage, Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) and will be responsible for CNA Hardy’s specialty product portfolio across the UK, Europe, Canada and Asia.
“I am thrilled that Rhonda has accepted this widened role and am confident that under her stewardship the existing teams will go from strength to strength,” said Gage.
“Rhonda has significant experience and a proven track record of building profitable businesses and highly effective teams, having held numerous leadership roles during her career and I am delighted that we can leverage her underwriting expertise as well as her strong broker relationships across the globe to build out our proposition and capabilities in this manner.”
Commenting on her appointment, Buege added, “I am pleased to take on this new challenge at such an exciting time for our business.”
“The merging of these two business units enables closer alignment of our existing specialty products and services with our customer proposition across the globe, whilst leveraging existing product synergies to drive improved underwriting performance as well as an enhanced customer experience.”
