QBE Re has introduced the addition of Andrew Guarnori (pictured above, left) and Ashish “Ash” Ahluwalia (pictured above, proper) to its group in two newly established positions, marking a major step within the firm’s management restructuring.

Guarnori is ready to hitch QBE Re as head of underwriting oversight from Swiss Re, the place he served in numerous casualty management roles, most not too long ago as deputy head of economic traces throughout the International P&C Reinsurance group. With over twenty years at Swiss Re and greater than 30 years within the underwriting subject, Guarnori has substantial expertise in underwriting, group management, and portfolio administration.

His profession consists of tenures at notable re/insurance coverage teams corresponding to St Paul Re (Vacationers), Europa Re (Berkshire Hathaway), and GE Insurance coverage Options. Beginning January 2024, Guarnori can be liable for offering complete underwriting oversight throughout QBE Re’s operations, topic to regulatory approval.

Ahluwalia, beforehand head of reserving at QBE’s actuarial group, has been promoted to international head of efficiency & portfolio analytics. Ahluwalia’s promotion displays QBE Re’s concentrate on enhancing portfolio administration practices, leveraging his intensive international expertise in consultancy, reserving, and efficiency administration. Ahluwalia will assume his new position in August 2024, pending regulatory approval.

These appointments additionally comply with the sooner announcement of Mark Jackaman as common supervisor, London, finishing the senior management restructuring at QBE Re.

“Having Andrew and Ash be a part of QBE Re additional evidences our dedication to professionalism, modernization and delivering for our cedants. Now we have a transparent imaginative and prescient for QBE Re and the appointments of Ash and Andrew will enable us to execute on this imaginative and prescient given their concentrate on underwriting high quality and portfolio steadiness,” QBE Re managing director Chris Killourhy stated.

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