Compre, an international legacy group, has announced the appointment of LoriAnn Lowery-Biggers and Jonathan Reiss as independent non-executive directors of its holding company in Bermuda, subject to regulatory approval.
Lowery-Biggers brings more than 25 years of experience in the global finance and insurance industries to the company’s board.
She has held notable executive roles such as President of Lloyd’s of London for North America, and at the Navigators Group, Inc, where she served in various capacities as President of Navigators Commercial Insurance Company, President of Field Operations and CMO.
Lowery-Biggers has held positions as the Managing Director and National Practice Leader for Risk Management and Financial Products for Wells Fargo, Inc. and served as Vice-Chairman of Wells Fargo Captive Management, and as the Managing Director and Practice Leader for Enterprise Risk Management, Alternative Risk Finance and Risk Solutions at Marsh and McLennan, Inc.
Additionally, she is also lead independent director of Brown & Riding Insurance Group, a non-executive director of BMS Investment Holding Company and BMS Re, and Copper Point Mutual Holding Company.
Reiss has more than three decades of insurance industry experience and is currently Managing Director of Strategic Risk Solutions Bermuda, where he is responsible for re/insurance business development.
He joined SRS from Hamilton Insurance Group where he served most recently as President of strategic partnerships, having joined the company as Chief Financial Officer in 2013. Prior to this, he was a partner at EY, leading its Bermuda, Bahamas and Cayman insurance practices.
Will Bridger, Compre CEO, commented: “I am delighted to welcome LoriAnn and Jonathan to Compre’s board, joining our chairman, Emmanuel Clarke and independent non-executive director, Anup Seth, and further strengthening Compre’s governance.
“They both bring deep commercial and technical insurance experience and knowledge, which will be extremely valuable to Compre as we continue to grow and capitalise on the opportunities present in retrospective reinsurance, notably in North America. I look forward to working with them.”
