XL Catlin bolsters global excess casualty leadership with Aspen hire

Re/insurer XL Catlin has appointed Donnacha Smyth as president and Carla Greaves as new chief underwriting officer (CUO) of its global excess casualty insurance division.

Smyth, who will be based in Dublin, will start his new role from September 2018. He will lead all global excess casualty teams including North America, Dublin and Bermuda.

Smyth was most recently leading the international excess casualty group at Aspen Insurance. From 2007 to 2016, he served as the chief excess casualty officer at XL Catlin.

Greaves, who is based in Bermuda, currently leads excess casualty underwriting for Bermuda. She has been promoted to CUO for the global excess casualty practice and will lead the team of expert excess casualty underwriters on a worldwide basis.

Commenting on the appointments, Joe Tocco, chief executive, North America insurance said: "Donnacha's broad experience in this space, as well as his in-depth knowledge of our organization will be a fantastic asset to the ongoing growth of our business and the strengthening of our existing relationships with clients and brokers. We are delighted to welcome him back to XL Catlin."

Tocco added: "I am excited to see Carla step into this new leadership role; she is known in the market for her expert underwriting skills and for helping solve very complex risk management challenges for our clients and brokers."

XL Catlin's global excess casualty insurance team provides lead umbrella, excess, occurrence, claims made, occurrence reported and primary rail and excess insurance coverages from global access points with underwriting centers in Bermuda, Dublin, and 13 cities in North America.

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