AGCS hires head of energy claims from Torus

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has appointed David Wilson, formerly of Torus, as global head of energy claims based in London.

He succeeds Steve Hanley who has worked for AGCS for seven years and will be retiring at the end of 2014.

Wilson has over 13 years’ experience in claims having held several senior positions, most recently as the energy and property claims manager for Torus.

During his career he has held international responsibility for offshore energy, onshore energy, power and construction.

His role within AGCS is to foster closer relationships with clients through embedding the value of a strong claims relationship. As part of this he will ensure that AGCS delivers on its claims promise to clients.

Paul O’Neill, global head of energy, said: “David brings with him a wealth of industry experience and we are looking forward to him being part of the team. He has a strong market reputation which coupled with the skills we have in the team we (AGCS) will be able to further demonstrate the importance of a proactive claims relationship to our clients.”