QBE Re expands senior division with two new roles

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

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

His profession consists of tenures at notable re/insurance coverage teams comparable to St Paul Re (Vacationers), Europa Re (Berkshire Hathaway), and GE Insurance coverage Options. Beginning January 2024, Guarnori might 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 crew, has been promoted to world head of efficiency & portfolio analytics. Ahluwalia’s promotion displays QBE Re’s give attention to enhancing portfolio administration practices, leveraging his in depth world 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 basic supervisor, London, finishing the senior management restructuring at QBE Re.

“Having Andrew and Ash be part of QBE Re additional evidences our dedication to professionalism, modernization and delivering for our cedants. We’ve got a transparent imaginative and prescient for QBE Re and the appointments of Ash and Andrew will permit us to execute on this imaginative and prescient given their give attention to underwriting high quality and portfolio stability,” QBE Re managing director Chris Killourhy mentioned.

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