Rappaz to go Qatar Re’s international legal responsibility Operations

Doha-based Qatar Re has introduced the appointment of Stephan Rappaz as international Head of liability, powerful December 1, 2014. Rappaz joins from New Re in which, most recently, he was Head of Casualty Underwriting.

earlier assignments at New Re include Head of Underwriting uk, ireland and Nordic countries as well as senior treaty and facultative underwriting roles. Stephan Rappaz commenced his profession operating as an insurance claims adjuster inside the early Eighties, spending most of his time at Schweiz insurance business enterprise. by using the mid-Nineteen Nineties he moved directly to Swiss Re where he became Facultative Casualty Underwriter for the european and Latin American markets. he's a qualified partner hazard manager (ARM) from the insurance Institute of the united states.

Qatar Re CEO Gunther Saacke mentioned that Rappaz might “make stronger our senior underwriting group.” He additionally stated Rappaz’ enjoy and “in-depth understanding of the ecu and overseas liability markets” as “key assets to Qatar Re.”