Aspen swoops for AXIS Re's Kreuzer to drive business transformation

Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings has appointed Scott Kreuzer as senior managing director, Americas, at Aspen Re.

Kreuzer joins Aspen Re from Axis Reinsurance where he has served as senior vice president, head of casualty North America, since August 2018. He was also senior vice president, head of casualty London, from March 2018 to the present. Prior to that, he was a senior vice president at Axis, with responsibility for the worker’s compensation and alternative risk treaty business unit. He has also held senior positions at Ace Tempest Re, Allied World Assurance Company and General Reinsurance.

Kreuzer will report to Christian Dunleavy, chief underwriting officer, Aspen Re and chief executive officer of Aspen Bermuda, and will be based in Aspen’s New York and Rocky Hill, Connecticut offices.

In his new role, Kreuzer will lead the team at Aspen Re America. He will work closely with Aspen Re’s leadership team, continuing to develop the group’s North America reinsurance property, casualty and specialty platform.

Mark Cloutier, executive chairman and group chief executive officer, said: “As we continue to transform our business, we are pleased to be attracting people of Scott’s considerable expertise and experience to Aspen.

"He will further strengthen our senior leadership at this important time in our evolution. In the last year we have added a number of high caliber individuals to our management team and they will play an important role as we move the business forward and look to realize our long-term vision for Aspen.”