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Tal Winkler appointed Senior Treaty Underwriter at Echo Re and DEVK Re

7th January 2026

Echo Reinsurance Limited (Echo Re), a Swiss-based reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Tal Winkler as Senior Treaty Underwriter at Echo Re and DEVK Re. Both Echo Re and DEVK Re are fully owned subsidiaries of DEVK Sach- und HUK-Versicherungsverein a.G. Winkler is an experienced reinsurance engineering underwriter with a background in ... Read the full article

Falkenhagen appointed DEVK RE CUO, Jöbkes to retire

18th December 2025

Cliff Falkenhagen is to succeed Wolfgang Jöbkes, who is retiring after more than 46 years with the DEVK Group, as Chief Underwriter Officer (CUO) of DEVK RE, the reinsurance subsidiary of the German insurer. Since 1987, Jöbkes has successfully headed DEVK's ceded reinsurance department. Following the creation of DEVK Rückversicherungs- und ... Read the full article

Pütz in charge of DEVK reinsurance division as he joins Executive Board

9th May 2025

The Supervisory Board of DEVK Rückversicherungs- und Beteiligungs-AG-DEVK RE has announced the appointment of Annette Hetzenegger and Dr. Fabian Pütz as new members of the Executive Board, effective June 1, 2025. Hetzenegger will be fully responsible for the DEVK Group's investment division. While Pütz will be in charge of the reinsurance ... Read the full article

Beatrix Grimm named Deputy CUO at DEVK RE

3rd February 2023

DEVK RE, the reinsurance subsidiary of German insurer DEVK Sach- und HUK-Versicherungsverein has announced the promotion of Beatrix Grimm to Executive Vice President & Deputy Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO). Grimm has worked at DEVK Re for more than two decades, having joined the company in 2001 as a Reinsurance Underwriter. She later ... Read the full article

Echo Re adds Tim Griffiths as Head of Marine & Energy

19th October 2020

Zurich-based Echo Reinsurance Limited has announced the appointment of Tim Griffiths as its new Head of Marine & Energy, effective October 5th, 2020. Griffiths brings more than three decades of experience in marine, energy and aviation lines of business to the company. During his career, he has spent time at the Lloyd’s ... Read the full article