Aspen Re poaches Hannover Re & Swiss Re execs

Aspen Re, the reinsurance segment of Aspen, has lured two senior executives to boost its Asia-Pacific region.

Andrew Parker has been appointed as head of Aspen Re’s Australian branch in Sydney and senior underwriter.

He joins from Hannover Re and will report to Thomas Lillelund, managing director, Asia-Pacific. Parker most recently served as head of the Australasian facultative branch and head of Inter Hannover Australian branch.

In addition, Paul Wedlock has been appointed as senior underwriter within the Asia-Pacific region.

He joins from Swiss Re Australia, where he most recently served as  head of client markets property and casualty ANZ.

Lillelund said: “Andrew and Paul’s appointments will provide us with a local presence in Australia which will be invaluable as we grow our business across the Asia-Pacific region.

“They will work closely with colleagues in our regional office in Singapore servicing existing clients and developing new opportunities across all product lines, with a strong focus on treaty and facultative. These appointments reflect not only the strength in depth we have across our reinsurance business but also the continued investment we are making in our franchise.”