Torus Strengthens European P&C Platforms with New Appointments

Torus Insurance announced that it has “enhanced its offering in Europe with the appointment of Brian Byrnes as Senior Underwriter for General Property and Marco Sonntag as Senior Underwriter for Casualty.”

They are based primarily in Torus’ Cologne office, and will lead General P&C underwriting respectively for the Austrian, German and Swiss markets.

Torus’ COO Richard Etridge commented: “The current competitive market has created a dynamic environment with clients re-evaluating their panel of insurers to bolster stability and ensure risk programs meet their specific needs. For newer, more flexible carriers with the drive and expertise on board to respond, these factors provide a real opportunity to establish viable, long-term platforms in Europe.”

Dermot O’Donohoe, Chief Executive of Torus International added: “Torus strategy for sustained growth in Europe is to add value to customers though offering specialist expertise and unique solutions. This approach is proving particularly successful with sophisticated buyers.”

Byrnes reports into Franco Masciovecchio, Torus’ Head of General Property in Europe. He has over 20 years of international insurance and reinsurance experience, and joins Torus from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, where he was Head of Property, Americas. Prior to Allianz Global he was Head of Property Facultative for Swiss Re in Munich and was instrumental in uniting the property facultative teams of GE Frankona and Swiss Re Germany. He was also Global Head of Property Facultative for GE Insurance Solutions (GE Frankona) in Munich.

Sonntag reports to Thomas Guesde, Head of Continental European Casualty. He joins Torus from Sompo Japan Insurance Company Europe, based in Düsseldorf, Germany, where he was most recently Underwriter and Competence Partner for all casualty lines for Switzerland, Austria, Germany and Eastern European territories. Previous senior roles include Underwriter at HCC Global Financial Products SL in Barcelona, Spain, Risk Manager for HOCHTIEF AG and Senior Advisor of Aon’s Global Casualty accounts for Aon Jauch & Hübener GmbH based in Mülheim, Germany.

Source: Torus Insurance

Topics Europe Property Property Casualty Germany