SiriusPoint appoints senior underwriter

Specialty insurer and reinsurer SiriusPoint Ltd has appointed Pierre Favre as a senior underwriter. Based in Zurich, he will report to vice president and manager for credit, bond & political risk reinsurance Bernard Hoge in Belgium.

Favre has 25 years of experience as a leader in the trade credit and surety reinsurance market and started his career with Swiss Re before joining Aspen Re in 2008. Most recently, he was a consultant for brokers see finance group. From 2015 to 2017, he also served as chairman of the Credit Insurance Committee of the International Credit and Surety Association.

Monica Cramér Manhem, SiriusPoint president of international reinsurance, said: “We are delighted to welcome Pierre to SiriusPoint as we continue to attract high calibre, entrepreneurial talent to our business. This appointment underscores our continued commitment to developing and investing in the credit, bond and political risk portfolio.”