Allianz AGCS hires new head of legal in North America

Allianz Group's specialist corporate insurer  Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has hired a new head of legal in North America.

William Fawcett (pictured) succeeds Julie Garrison who left AGCS in September 2021.

Fawcett has more than 20 years of experience in building and leading legal departments and insurance operations in a multinational environment as well as driving corporate, litigation, regulatory compliance and (re)insurance matters.

He joins AGCS from Haverford Holdings in Bermuda where he was general counsel for the past six years. From 2012 to 2016, he co-founded and led St. Bernard Assure in Gibraltar, an online personal auto insurer.

Prior to that, Fawcett held positions as general counsel at Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings in Luxembourg and AXA in New York, and senior leadership positions in claims at Endurance Specialty Holdings in Bermuda and Swiss Re in Zurich.

In his new role based in Chicago, Fawcett reports to global head of legal Quirin Emmerich, with a matrix reporting line to AGCS North America CEO Bill Scaldaferri.

Emmerich said: "We are delighted to welcome William to the AGCS Legal team. His professional and leadership experience coupled with deep insights on corporate transactions and insurance operations are great assets for running our largest region. He will also be instrumental in the strategic evolution of the global Legal function as part of the New AGCS  strategy.”

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