XL Catlin appoints global property chief underwriting officer

Re/insurer XL Catlin has promoted Tim McMahon to the position of global chief underwriting officer (CUO) for property insurance with effect from May 1.

In his new role, McMahon will be based in London and be responsible for overseeing underwriting for XL Catlin’s property insurance solutions across the world. He joins the global insurance underwriting team, sharing responsibility for the management of the company’s global portfolio.

McMahon has over 20 years of re/insurance experience. He joined XL Catlin in 2011 as head of property, Asia Pacific, based in Singapore, before being promoted to head of energy, property and construction, Asia Pacific, based in Australia.

"I’m delighted that we were able to appoint somebody from within our internal talent pool to this role," said Neil Robertson, chief executive of insurance underwriting. "Tim has an impressive track record at XL Catlin and is ideally positioned to further develop our property solutions to achieve profitable growth."

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