Allianz Commercial mines Marsh for financial lines leader
Allianz Commercial mined the ranks of global broker Marsh for a new head of financial lines for large-corporate and specialty in the UK.
Sharanjit Chaggar will take the post from April 2024 with a remit to lead Allianz Commercial’s UK Financial Lines business, covering Directors & Officers (D&O), Financial Institutions, Professional Indemnity [and Cyber] across the large-corporate and specialty segments.
Chaggar brings over 20 years of international experience in the insurance industry from posts with brokers and carriers in London, Singapore, Auckland and Miami. She joins from Marsh where she was most recently SVP for FinPro Asia D&O.
Nadia Cote, Commercial Managing Director UK for Allianz Commercial, commented: “I’m delighted Sharanjit is joining Allianz Commercial to lead Financial Lines in our UK region. She is a fantastic addition to our leadership team, bringing a wealth of experience to the role. Under her leadership our Financial Lines team is perfectly placed to respond to the fast-growing exposures of modern businesses with our comprehensive solutions for our clients and brokers.”
Vanessa Maxwell, global head of financial lines, added: “Sharanjit possess a proven track record of building and maintaining key relationships and driving business growth in both established and start-up Financial Lines operations around the world and we’re very happy she’s re-joining Allianz in the London Market to lead the UK team. I very much look forward to working together.”
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