XL Group insurance operations has announced it has strengthened its underwriting team serving middle market companies in Germany with the appointment of two senior underwriters based in its offices in Hamburg and Stuttgart. XL Group provides insurance solutions in Germany not only to large corporations but, since 2009, also to middle market companies with an annual turnover ranging from approximately EUR 30 million to EUR 300 million.
Jean Jacques Rossau has joined XL Group as Senior Casualty Underwriter Middle Market, based in Hamburg. Mr. Rossau brings with him 17 years’ of experience in the insurance industry. He joins from ACE European Group, where, for the past three years, he was a casualty underwriter. He previously held several positions in the casualty department at HDI-Gerling.
XL Group’s International Middle Market team has also appointed Seat Sabani as Senior Property Underwriter Middle Market, based in its Stuttgart office. In this role he will serve clients and brokers in the Baden-Württemberg region of Southern Germany. Prior to joining XL, Mr. Sabani was with HDI-Gerling for nine years, where he held various administrative and underwriting roles in its property department, based in Stuttgart.
Michael Harth, Country Manager Germany, XL Group, said: “Being close to our clients and brokers is key to our service offering. The strengthening of our team in Hamburg and Stuttgart underscores our strategy to have a regional presence in the German market in order to offer sustainable solutions to our clients. These appointments will allow us to serve many additional middle market clients, partners and brokers in the North and South of the country with greater ease and efficiency.”
Markus Michnick, XL Group’s Manager Middle Market Germany, added: “Increasingly, middle market companies rely on customised insurance solutions from a single source and expect direct access to local and international underwriting expertise and services. Following the successful development of our business in this segment over the last three years, we are delighted to now further expand our middle market team in Germany.”
In Germany, XL Group has, in addition to its headquarters in Munich, offices in Cologne, Stuttgart, Hamburg and Frankfurt/Main. An experienced, dedicated team serves middle market companies from all these locations, with innovative products and services.
