13 March 2018Insurance

XL Catlin appoints Canada CEO from Zurich

Re/insurer XL Catlin has appointed Urs Uhlmann as CEO, country manager for Canada. He joins the business after serving five years as CEO global corporate for Zurich Canada.

Prior to that, Uhlmann has served as senior vice president of global corporate where as a key member of the Canada commercial markets strategy team he was influential in developing the unit's middle market business.

In his new role, Uhlmann will lead XL Catlin's regional business strategy and overall insurance operations in Canada. He will be based in XL Catlin's Toronto office and oversee offices in Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver.

Commenting on the appointment, Kelly Lyles, chief executive client and country management said: "Urs brings extensive knowledge of commercial P&C insurance and broad international experience that will support our growth objectives in Canada. Clearly driven and experienced across large corporations as well as middle market business, he shares our motivation and commitment to the exciting growth opportunities in the country across all business lines and sectors."

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