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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