Guy Carpenter hires Gen Re exec to bolster European operations

Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter & Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan, has strengthened its regional team in Europe with the appointment of Hans van Oort as managing director of Benelux, which includes Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

Based in Brussels, and working closely with Guy Carpenter’s offices in Rotterdam and London, Van Oort will report to the CEO of Benelux, Roelant de Haas.

Van Oort will assume the new role from December, and will be responsible for enhancing the company’s existing presence in the region.

During his 30-year reinsurance career, Van Oort has held a number of senior managerial positions. Most recently, he was the chief account executive, marketing manager business unit ‘Europe’, at General Reinsurance Company in Cologne, having joined the company in 1997.

Prior to this, he was the head of reinsurance broking and consulting department at Bloemers & Co. Herverzekering BV, responsible for the Dutch market.

"Hans is a very strong addition to our Benelux team," De Haas commented. "Bringing three decades of reinsurance experience to the role, his expertise spans both the broking and underwriting arenas, while he also has a very granular understanding of the reinsurance market across the Benelux region. We firmly believe that our clients will benefit significantly from the insight and industry knowledge that he brings to the role."

Massimo Reina, CEO of Continental Europe and MENA at Guy Carpenter, added: "The Benelux region is becoming an ever more important territory for Guy Carpenter, as we continue to build on our success in the region in recent years.

"Central to this is our ongoing commitment to attracting the highest calibre of industry talent to our ranks, and today’s appointment demonstrates that commitment. Our local presence, coupled with our ability to bring the expansive capabilities of Guy Carpenter’s global operations to our clients in the region, provides the perfect platform from which to further bolster our position."

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