Specialty re/insurance broker, McGill and Partners, has named Josef Heiler as a Partner in the Facultative Reinsurance team in Hannover, Germany, as it looks to strengthen its European presence.
In his new role, Heiler will work with the McGill and Partners facultative colleagues globally, as well as the firm’s partners and clients in the region. He will have a focus on third-party reinsurance, in-house brokers and captives in EMEA.
The broker stated that he has “multi-line experience and a subsequent breadth of knowledge that will further enhance the team’s specialist reinsurance broking proposition in the region.”
Heiler, an industrial engineer by background, worked at broker Marsh where for the last 15 years he was responsible for large global clients across all lines, most recently as a Client Director and previously as Head of Global Risk Management for Marsh GmbH.
Before Marsh, Heiler worked as a property underwriter at AIG, working in Frankfurt and New York.
Paul Summers, Partner and Head of Facultative Reinsurance at McGill and Partners, commented, “Josef is an outstanding and seasoned market practitioner and will be an excellent addition to the firm.
“With a track record of bringing tangible value to clients, Josef will undoubtedly enhance our specialist reinsurance proposition. We’re delighted to have him working with us as we continue to build out our platform.”
