TransRe Expands Go-To-Market Approach

Promotions From Within Strengthen Support For Clients And Brokers

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TransRe today announced a number of promotions designed to sharpen its focus on building strong, lasting partnerships with clients and brokers:

Desmond Pollock leads TransRe’s Go-To-Market team, focused on client/broker relationships, client/broker analytics and market communications. Des joined TransRe in 2006 to lead the regional unit of the U.S. Custom team, before assuming leadership of the U.S. Custom team in 2017. With a strong technical underwriting and marketing background, Des is well positioned to contribute to TransRe’s marketing efforts. In this new role, Des will report to Paul McKeon, President of Global Underwriting.

Eyal Shnaps leads the U.S. Custom team, an important component of TransRe’s global portfolio. Eyal joined TransRe’s Capital Partners Group in 2014 and most recently has been TransRe’s Global Property Portfolio Leader, where he developed property strategy and analytics, managed aggregates and worked closely with teams around the globe. In his new role, Eyal will report to John Fugit, Chief Underwriting Officer for North America.

Mike Torre assumes responsibility for TransRe’s global property portfolio, in addition to his existing duties developing and executing TransRe’s third party capital strategy. Mike joined TransRe in 2018. As Global Property Portfolio and Third Party Capital Leader, Mike will report to Lisa Moser, President of Global Portfolio Management.

Maryam Haji assumes responsibility for TransRe’s global catastrophe management team and catastrophe modeling professionals. Since joining TransRe in 2014, Maryam has led the validation of third-party cat models, the development of TransRe’s property risk assessment framework and the integration of cyber modeling into exposure management workflows. As Global Head of Research & Catastrophe Management, Maryam will continue to report to Lisa Moser, President of Global Portfolio Management.

Commenting on the promotions:

Paul McKeon said: “In today’s market, it is more important than ever that our front-line teams have the best possible support to help deliver the service and capabilities that our partner clients and brokers expect and deserve. These changes help us deliver this goal, and demonstrate the strength and depth of talent within TransRe.”

Lisa Moser said: ”These changes better integrate our analytic capabilities to enhance the insights our Portfolio group delivers to our underwriting teams in all regions and lines of business worldwide. Having worked with Mike and Maryam for many years, I am confident they will bring new perspectives to their expanded roles.”

About TransRe

Established in 1977, TransRe is the brand name for Transatlantic Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiaries (including Transatlantic Reinsurance Company, TransRe London Limited and TransRe Europe S.A.). TransRe is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alleghany Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company. Headquartered in New York with operations worldwide, TransRe offers the capacity, expertise, and creativity necessary to structure programs across the full spectrum of property and casualty risks. Please visit www.transre.com for more information.

Contacts

For further information, please contact:

James D Whitelaw

415 399 5904