Bemuda based re/insurance giant XL Catlin continue to drive its emerging market strategies forward by appointing Claudia Thyme to the role of Director Emerging Markets Development.
Thyme will work closely with business leaders across XL Catlin to explore opportunities for profitable growth, and her contribution will focus particularly on Latin America. In her new role, Thyme will report to the Head of Emerging Markets at XL Catlin, Brendan Plessis.
Commenting on the new appointment, Plessis said: “We recognize the tremendous opportunities in a number of high growth markets to help build resilience by driving (re)insurance penetration and believe this is the right time to further strengthen our team.
“Claudia’s broad international experience, solid insights into our industry and our company, in addition to her command of several languages, positions her ideally to help deliver our strategy.”
Thyme’s transfer comes after ten years already spent at XL Catlin, where she most recently held the position of Director Strategy & Business Groups in the Communications and Marketing team. Before joining XL in 2008, Ms. Thyme held a number of senior roles at Zurich Insurance over ten years.
