European boutique managing basic agent (MGA), Alta Signa Europe B.V., introduced the launch of a brand new European marine underwriting enterprise.

The brand new unit will give attention to core marine strains of enterprise, backed by Alta Signa’s panel of insurance coverage companions: Axeria IARD, SiriusPoint, and Sompo Worldwide.

The group brings a wealth of specialist insurance coverage experience and is headed up by Francesco Dubbioso, head of Technical Underwriting for Marine and department supervisor for Italy, based mostly in Genoa. Dubbioso, who joined Alta Signa in September 2023, has a broad vary of insurance coverage management expertise in a profession spanning over 20 years, most not too long ago as CEO of Mediterranea Underwriting. He will probably be supported by:

• Danilo Fiore joined Alta Signa as appearing head of Technical Underwriting for Hull and Yachts, efficient Dec. 18. Beforehand, Fiore was a senior marine hull underwriter with Swiss Re Company Options for over 10 years and previous to this, he held an analogous place with Assicurazioni Generali.
• Barbara Vida not too long ago joined the group as a senior cargo underwriter, bringing a wealth of worldwide cargo insurance coverage expertise having labored beforehand for Mediterranea Underwriting, Liberty and XL.
• Marie Lepelletier, a extremely certified marine insurance coverage legislation practitioner, is group claims supervisor. Beforehand Lepelletier labored with Generali World Company & Industrial.
• Simona Ballestrero is marine technical accounting and operations supervisor. She joined Alta Signa from Mediterranea Underwriting.

“The arrival of this good new marine underwriting group provides a brand new strategic arrow to the Alta Signa bow, and I’m thrilled they determined to affix our MGA household. With the brand new marine line of enterprise, we goal to turn out to be much more significant to our distribution companions by broadening our portfolio past the monetary, skilled and cyber strains of enterprise,” commented Gerard Van Loon, chief govt officer, of Brussels-based Alta Signa

“I’m delighted to be launching our new Marine underwriting enterprise and am extraordinarily pleased with the standard of the group we had been capable of entice,” mentioned Dubbioso. “The European Marine market is anticipated to current area of interest development alternatives in 2024 and past for these MGAs who’re agile sufficient to handle the distinctive challenges on this sector.”

Supply: Alta Signa

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