IQUW has announced he appointment of Rene Lamer to the firm’s Bermuda office as Managing Director – Underwriting and Operations.
He joins the company to help build out the underwriting and operational capabilities of the region’s new platform.
Lamer reports to Stephen Young, who recently joined as Head of Reinsurance and CEO Bermuda.
Prior to this appointment he had served at both Endurance and Sompo across a variety a variety of roles.
He led the US Cat Treaty and Asia Pacific Treaty underwriting teams before becoming Chief Executive of Sompo International Singapore Reinsurance in 2014.
Commenting on his appointment, Lamer said, “I am thrilled to join IQUW to help build out its Bermuda operation. The opportunity to join an organisation in the early stages of development, with a clear vision to build a profitable and accretive set of underwriting entities alongside a high calibre team is very exciting and one that I’m delighted to be part of.”
“Having worked with Rene for almost 20 years, I know he will be an invaluable part of the IQUW Reinsurance team,” Young, added.
“His broad-based, global background in traditional and non-traditional reinsurance, strong broker and client relationships and technical expertise will be critical in building a relevant, profitable, diversified reinsurance portfolio and will be a huge advantage to IQUW”.
