Howden RE brings in Hannover Re vet to launch reinsurance in Germany
Howden RE will add treaty, retro and specialty reinsurance to its existing facultative offer in Germany, bringing in a 33-year industry vet who spent half his career at Hannover Re to take the reins.
Carsten Thienel (pictured) spent the bulk of his first seventeen years in insurance as senior underwriter for Hannover Re before launching a whirlwind tour of Cooper Gay Re, Ed Broking, JLT Re and Guy Carpenter, where he was managing director of treaty for Asia. He had last hung out a sign with his own name for consulting for the past two and a half years.
Thienel will open a new office for the group in Hamburg and be responsible for building on Howden RE ’s facultative and captive reinsurance business with a particular focus on developing treaty, retro and specialty reinsurance capabilities. After taking the post August 1, Thienel will report to Howden RE Europe chief Marenco Scholz.
The CEO of Howden RE, Bradley Maltese, commented: “Following our agreement to acquire TigerRisk Partners, we will become the global leader in Facultative, Capital Markets, MGA, Analytics and Specialty Treaty and the pre-eminent reinsurance and capital markets provider for reinsurance buyers. We are now eager to grow our presence in the DACH region, and Carsten is a natural fit due to his extensive experience in both the German and wider international markets.”
Marenco Scholz added: “The appointment of a proven leader such as Carsten to establish and build our German business cements Howden RE’s commitment to the DACH region and reflects our strong ambitions for the German market. Carsten is a highly regarded figure in the international reinsurance industry, and I am excited to see where he takes Howden RE’s German business as we become a powerhouse in international reinsurance broking.”
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