This version of Worldwide Individuals Strikes particulars appointments at Cowbell Cyber and Allianz Business.
A abstract of those new hires follows right here.
Cowbell Names CNA’s Bilbao as UK Director of Underwriting
Cowbell, the Pleasanton, Calif.-based supplier of cyber insurance coverage for small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), introduced it’s bolstering its underwriting capabilities with new additions to its UK and US groups. Claud Bilbao joins as UK director of underwriting, reporting to Simon Hughes, common supervisor for UK operations.
most just lately served as a senior underwriter at CNA, liable for working the London Specialty Cyber and Know-how portfolios on each their firm and Lloyd’s platforms. He performed a significant position within the profitable improvement and execution of CNA’s London technique. Bilbao was beforehand a US expertise and cyber underwriter at CFC Underwriting, the place he was targeted on US West Coast and Silicon Valley expertise startups and SMEs.
This new rent follows Cowbell’s current opening of a brand new expertise heart in Pune, India, and announcement of Simon Hughes as common supervisor to steer the UK operations.
Cowbell’s steady underwriting platform, powered by Cowbell Components, compresses the insurance coverage course of from submission to difficulty in lower than 5 minutes. Cowbell is backed by 20 outstanding main international re/insurance coverage companions and serves SMEs in 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Based in 2019, Cowbell has workers throughout the U.S., Canada, India, and the U.Okay.
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Allianz Business Promotes Execs in Iberia, Latin America
Allianz Business has introduced managing administrators to steer its enterprise in two key areas: Iberia and Latin America.
Agustín de la Cuerda was appointed as business managing director for Iberia, and David Colmenares Spence was named business managing director for Latin America.
Every managing director will signify the built-in Allianz Business insurance coverage enterprise throughout all international locations of their area and convey to the market Allianz’s full set of options for specialty shoppers, giant corporates and mid-sized firms, simplifying and enhancing the expertise of shoppers and distribution companions.
de la Cuerda has had a few years of management and technical insurance coverage expertise throughout Iberia and Latin America, together with as chief working officer of Allianz Seguros (Spain) and Allianz Portugal, and since 2021 as deputy common supervisor and business chief underwriting officer (CUO) at Allianz Seguros (Spain). He’ll oversee Allianz Business’s enterprise throughout Spain and Portugal, reporting to Veit Stutz, CEO of Allianz Spain, at the side of Henning Haagen, Allianz International Company & Specialty SE (AGCS) board member and chief areas & markets officer whose accountability consists of this area.
David Colmenares Spence has been CEO of Allianz Colombia since 2017, previous to which he labored as chief claims officer and chief govt officer in insurance coverage firms comparable to AIG, ACE (Chubb), Zurich and brokers together with Marsh in Latin America and Asia Pacific.
He’ll proceed as CEO of Allianz Colombia till additional discover, pending the affirmation of his successor. Allianz providers shoppers throughout Latin America by its companies in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico and for multinational insurance coverage applications by community companions in different international locations. Colmenares will oversee Allianz Business’s enterprise throughout this area, reporting to Javier Bernat, CEO Allianz Latin America at the side of Tracy Ryan, board member of AGCS and chief areas & markets officer for the Americas.
Allianz introduced on March 10, 2023 that it’ll serve the worldwide business insurance coverage phase as one go-to-market enterprise, utilizing the brand new buying and selling identify of Allianz Business, combining its AGCS enterprise serving giant company and specialty shoppers along with the insurance coverage companies of Allianz’s working entities serving mid-sized country-based accounts.
These appointments and duties are with quick impact, topic to regulatory approval the place required.
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