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HDI Global SE hires Andrew Perry as Marine Underwriting Manager

20th April 2021

Primary commercial specialist HDI Global SE, Australia has appointed Andrew Perry to the newly created role of Marine Underwriting Manager, Western Region. Perry brings over twenty years of Marine underwriting experience and has served in senior roles at several well-known Marine insurers. His appointment will take place next month and will be ... Read the full article

HDI Global expands its management team

23rd February 2021

Business Insurance provider HDI Global has announced the expansion of its management team, with both appointments reporting to Dr Mukadder Erdönmez, a Member of the HDI Global SE Executive Board. Mark Appleton, currently Director Global and Major Risks at HDI Global will join the management of the Liability Line along with ... Read the full article

HDI Global SE launches Aviation IQ platform in Australia

17th August 2020

Specialty insurer HDI Global Specialty SE has announced the launch of Aviation IQ, a new insurance platform which delivers general aviation policies to brokers in minutes. The new platform has been developed in collaboration with Precision Autonomy, and delivers end-to-end digital automation of general aviation policies. To begin, the new platform is ... Read the full article

HDI Global appoints Jessica Cao as Actuary VP

13th December 2019

Primary commercial specialist HDI Global has added Jessica Cao as Actuary Vice President. Cao, who joins from AmWINS Specialty Casualty Solutions, will be responsible for the company’s claims reserve function, aligning pricing across all lines of business, and implementing critical analysis to support and improve underwriting profitability. She will be based in ... Read the full article

Jim Clark named HDI Global USA CEO

22nd November 2019

HDI Global USA has announced the appointment of Jim Clark as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 January 2020. Clark currently serves as the firm’s Chief Underwriting Officer, and will succeed long-time CEO and President, Dr. Lothar Becker. Moving forward, Becker will serve as deputy chairman of HDI Global USA and ... 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

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

HDI Global names Michael Rüsch as Head of Swiss branch

8th May 2019

Primary commercial specialist HDI Global SE (HDI) has announced the appointment of Michael Rüsch as the new Authorised Representative and Head of its Branch for Switzerland. He will succeed Jürgen G. Decker from 1 August 2019, who has been an interim appointment to this post over the past few months. Rüsch joins ... Read the full article

HDI Global Specialty hires leader for new aviation team in Australia

29th March 2019

HDI Global Specialty SE – Australia, the collaborative specialty insurance venture between HDI Global and Hannover Re, has hired James Bowes to lead a new General Aviation team in the Asia Pacific markets. Bowes has 20 years’ experience and joins HDI Global Specialty SE – Australia from QBE, where he served ... Read the full article

HDI Global Specialty acquires bloodstock team from Neon Underwriting

4th March 2019

HDI Global Specialty, the newly launched collaborative specialty insurance venture between HDI Global and Hannover Re, has acquired a team of four bloodstock underwriters from re/insurer Neon Underwriting. The bloodstock team are active in the Lloyd’s and London markets and write a global book across the UK, U.S, Australia and ... Read the full article

HDI Global names Claire McDonald as MD for UK & Ireland

15th January 2019

HDI Global SE has announced the appointment of Claire McDonald as Managing Director (MD) of its UK and Ireland operations, effective 18 March 2019. McDonald joins the company from Allianz Global & Corporate Specialty SE, where she served as Global Head of Operations. She previously worked for over 31 years within the ... Read the full article

Hannover Re & HDI Global launch new specialty insurance venture

8th January 2019

HDI Global Specialty SE, a new specialty lines insurer launched as a collaborative venture between Hannover Re and HDI Global, commenced underwriting at the beginning of the year with premium volumes in excess of €1 billion. The insurer was formed after HDI Global and Hannover Re, which are both part of ... Read the full article

Hannover Re & HDI Global seek specialty growth with joint venture

11th May 2018

German reinsurance firm Hannover Re and primary commercial specialists HDI Global SE are to join forces in search of growth in specialty lines under the banner of a new joint venture, HDI Global Specialty. Both part of the Talanx group, Hannover Re and HDI Global already have expertise in the specialty ... Read the full article

HDI Global launches excess & surplus lines operation

18th August 2017

International industrial lines insurance group HDI Global Insurance Company (HDI Global) is branching out into the U.S. excess and surplus lines market, announced the formation of a subsidiary HDI Specialty Insurance Company (HDI Specialty). HDI Specialty will target the firm's U.S. and international clients, aiming to offer a platform for tailored ... Read the full article