Catlin US Establishes Casualty Facultative Reinsurance Unit

The Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited has announced the addition of Casualty Facultative Reinsurance to its portfolio of products underwritten by Catlin US.

Scott Beall, Director – Casualty Facultative Reinsurance, will direct the design, development and implementation of the Casualty Facultative unit, which is expected to begin underwriting operations from Catlin US’s Atlanta headquarters during the second quarter of 2009.

Beall recently joined Catlin after six years with Markel Corporation. He has 27 years of insurance industry experience, including 23 specializing in facultative reinsurance.

Joe Horan, Chief Underwriter Officer – Reinsurance at Catlin US, welcomed Beall to Catlin, and expressed his confidence that he would “establish Catlin as a solid reinsurance partner for years to come”.

Catlin’s casualty facultative product will be exclusively distributed through the reinsurance intermediary market.

Source: Catlin – www.catlin.com