Ironshore names head of facultative property
Property/casualty insurer Ironshore International has appointed Jörg Eickstädt as head of direct and facultative property.
Eickstädt will be responsible for underwriting the company’s direct and facultative portfolio for US and international property risks. He will be based in London, reporting to Nick Wills, senior vice president, global property, Bermuda.
Eickstädt has nearly 20 years serving in various management roles overseeing captives, risk engineering and risk management, having most recently served as head of international property for global corporate (UK) at Zurich Insurance Company in London.
At Zurich he led the worldwide fortune 500 property portfolio with authority to underwrite co-insurance and reinsurance coverage for complex global property risks.
He has also held senior underwriter and team leadership positions with Corporate Insurance Partner, the direct and facultative unit of Munich Re in Munich, and the multinational and facultative division of Hannover Re in Germany.
Wills said: “Eickstädt has proven technical and relationship management skills. His strong cross-cultural expertise, combined with in-depth experience in developing programs for challenging commercial risk, will further strengthen the Ironshore global property team.”
