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HDI Global Specialty SE

HDI Global Specialty promotes Kangasniemi to Head of Airline

12th February 2020

HDI Global Specialty SE, the collaborative specialty insurance venture between HDI Global and Hannover Re, has promoted Frida Kangasniemi to the role of Head of Airline. Kangasniemi, who was previously Head of General Aviation at the company, will replace Thomas Broms who retired at the end of last year. She has 16 ... Read the full article

HDI Global Specialty recruits Head of Fine Art from AXA

17th December 2019

HDI Global Specialty SE, a joint venture of reinsurance giant Hannover Re and HDI Global SE, has announced its move into the UK Fine Art market with the appointment of Nick Brett as Head of Fine Art. He arrives from AXA Art, where he has served as Chief Executive of the ... Read the full article

HDI Specialty appoints RSA’s Simon Hunt as finance director

11th October 2019

HDI Global Specialty SE, the specialty lines insurer launched collaboratively by Hannover Re and HDI Global, has added Simon Hunt as director of finance and operations, effective immediately. Hunt will be based in the firm’s London office and will also join its UK executive team. He joins from RSA, where he served ... Read the full article

HDI Global Specialty bolsters London contingency team

4th October 2019

HDI Global Specialty SE, a joint venture of reinsurance giant Hannover Re and HDI Global SE, has appointed Martin Holness to lead its London contingency team, while Sheena Williams joins as Senior Underwriter. Holness brings over 30 years’ experience and was most recently head of contingency at Amtrust. He will report into ... Read the full article

HDI Global Specialty adds two to UK executive team

4th September 2019

HDI Global Specialty SE, the specialty lines insurer launched collaboratively by Hannover Re and HDI Global, has expanded its UK executive team with the appointments of Clare Constable as Director of Claims and Will Morris as Director of Underwriting for Delegated Authority. Constable has over 20 years’ experience in the re/insurance ... Read the full article

HDI Global Specialty expands in Sweden with Svedea acquisition

23rd July 2019

HDI Global Specialty SE, a joint venture of reinsurance giant Hannover Re and HDI Global SE, has acquired alternative specialty lines Managing General Agent (MGA) Svedea AB, boosting its presence in Sweden. Svedea is one of the largest insurers of yachts, motorcycles and snowmobiles in the Swedish insurance market, with 250,000 ... Read the full article

ARAG launches operations in Australia

4th July 2019

German insurer the ARAG Group has launched an Australian subsidiary that will begin operations as an underwriting agency in Sydney in respect of legal expense insurance products, underwritten by HDI Global Specialty SE – Australia. ARAG Services Australia has been appointed by the insurer HDI Global Specialty SE – Australia to ... Read the full article

HDI Global Specialty names Waters Global Head of Distribution and Business Development

3rd June 2019

HDI Global Specialty SE, the specialty lines insurer launched as a collaborative venture between Hannover Re and HDI Global, has named Alan Waters as its Global Head of Distribution and Business Development, effective immediately. In this newly created role, which has been established to support the firm's growth and also the ... Read the full article