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MS Amlin Insurance SE appoints Herbert Baeten as Chief Underwriting Officer for Property and Casualty

MS Amlin Insurance SE (MS AISE) today announces the appointment of Herbert Baeten as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) for its Property and Casualty business lines, subject to regulatory approval. This appointment follows the decision of Rudy Benmeridja to retire at the end of 2020.

Herbert will take up the P&C CUO role as from February 1st and will report to Ludovic Sénécaut, CEO of MS AISE. The country manager position for Belgium is taken up ad interim by Véronique Perottino as from January 1st, in parallel with her country management responsibilities for France.

Herbert brings over twenty years of industry experience to MS AISE most recently serving at Aon as Chief Broking Officer and Managing Director for Specialty lines for Belgium and Luxemburg. He worked previously at Ethias Insurance, AIG and Zurich Insurance, where he held a number of broad and advancing positions, including Head of Specialty EMEA and CUO for France.

Ludovic Sénécaut, CEO of MS AISE, said: “I am delighted to welcome Herbert to MS AISE as Chief Underwriting Officer for Property and Casualty. His insurance expertise combined with his experience and market knowledge will be critical for the delivery of our new strategic plan ‘MS AISE 2025: Advancing together’. I am confident he will prove an invaluable addition to the MS AISE leadership team.

And I would like to take this opportunity to thank Rudy very much for the contribution and leadership he has shown throughout his time at MS Amlin.”

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FTI Consulting, Ed Berry / Colette La Pointe – (0)7703 330 199 / | +44 (0)7976 713 690

About MS Amlin

MS Amlin is a leading global (re)insurer, part of the global top-10 insurance group MS&AD, with three main legal entities’ operating in the Lloyd’s, Continental European and Bermudian markets. With a 300-year record and c.1,800 people in more than 20 locations worldwide, we deliver a quality service for businesses facing the most complex and demanding risks. Our role places us at the forefront of the Property & Casualty, Marine and Reinsurance markets.

We are experts in underwriting, with both technical capability and deep knowledge of the areas we insure. Our claims service aims to set the industry reference point for quality, with efficient, fair and timely claims management.