Qatar Re Appoints Speare-Cole leader Underwriting Officer

Qatar Re announced the appointment of Alastair Speare-Cole as chief Underwriting Officer, powerful, January 12, 2015. He joins from JLT Re, the sector’s fourth biggest reinsurance dealer, wherein he served as CEO on account that 2012. Speare-Cole replaces Willi Schürch who's retiring from his cutting-edge role as chief Underwriting Officer.

Qatar Re’s CEO Gunther Saacke welcomed Speare-Cole to the reinsurer; indicating that “it is a remarkable privilege to have such a high quality and extensively respected reinsurance govt on board. Alastair’s substantial enjoy across all traditional reinsurance lines in addition to opportunity solutions will in addition increase the growth of Qatar Re’s franchise and lend an additional impetus to our aspiration of turning into a leading global reinsurer. in particular, his verified understanding in constructing and shaping effective organizations will advantage our rapidly growing company.”

Speare-Cole stated: “considering the fact that Qatar Re has embarked on its international boom approach two years in the past, the development made by means of Gunther and his crew has been top notch. they have constructed a robust agency with professional and skilled reinsurance specialists. further, Qatar Re has already mounted a robust foundation in terms of its internal threat control mixed with robust purchaser and broker focus. i'm excited to end up a part of this team and make a contribution my experience to assist recognize the long- time period aspiration of the company.”

Speare-Cole has greater than 30 years of enjoy in reinsurance across all strains of commercial enterprise. He initially started his career as a graduate trainee at Jardine Matheson. He graduated from university of Oxford in Geology and Geophysics. in addition, he is a Fellow of the Chartered coverage Institute, a Chartered coverage expert and a Fellow of the Geological Society in the united kingdom.

Saacke additionally thanked Willi Schürch “for his many contributions to Qatar Re;” including that “thanks to his expertise and experience, Qatar Re has rapidly hooked up a properly-balanced portfolio, reflecting both underwriting excellence and discipline. it has been a wonderful pride to work with Willi throughout the very last level of his reinsurance profession which spans greater than 30 years.