PartnerRe appoints Chris Shanahan president of US life operations

Bermuda-based PartnerRe has appointed Chris Shanahan as president of its US life operations.

Shanahan joined PartnerRe in May 2018 as executive vice president, corporate development, North America Life, where he led the development and advancement of strategy for PartnerRe’s US life reinsurance business.

In his new role, Shanahan will assume overall accountability for PartnerRe’s US life reinsurance business, reporting to Alan Ryder, CEO North America Life & head of capabilities development. He will be based in Charlotte.

Prior to joining PartnerRe, he was executive vice president, mortality solutions and corporate marketing at Hannovere Re in the US where he had overall responsibility for managing the traditional life reinsurance business, including business development, operations and marketing.

“This is a key role and represents the next step in our strategy to better develop our presence in the US market,” said Ryder. “It follows the recent appointments of several key business leaders, and we are confident that Chris and our growing US Life team will be able to fulfill our goal of becoming a valued partner to our clients. We wish Chris every success in his new role.”

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