Recently Formed MDS Africa Names Mora Director

MDS Group, the Iberian, Latin American and African insurance broker, announced the appointment of Tiago Mora as a director of its recently formed fully owned subsidiary MDS Africa. The company was launched in 2012 to target insurance and risk consulting clients based in the continent. It is led by Ana Cristina Borges.

Mora, who is also the CEO of the group’s risk engineering company, Herco, joined MDS in 2007 and has been instrumental in the development of the African business. He has a deep knowledge of the local culture and insurance markets and a strong risk engineering and property insurance expertise.

Mora earned a degree in engineering machinery with a specialty in safety engineering. He has extensive experience in risk analysis, traditional and alternative risk transfer including captives, complex claims management and is a highly respected expert in the insurance and reinsurance industries.

MDS Group President and José Manuel Fonseca commented: “The development of MDS Africa is a very exciting step for our business. The strengthening of this new team through Tiago’s appointment reinforces our strong commitment to the continent and ambitions to become market leaders as we are already in Portugal and Brazil.”

Source: MDS Group