Pro MGA Global to spearhead European expansion with ex-AIG leader
Pro MGA Global Solutions, the independent managing general agent (MGA) incubation division of global re/insurer Pro Global Holdings, has set its sights on European expansion, having hired a former 10-year AIG leader with experience in five European markets.
The company has appointed Hans Martin Døhlen (pictured) as managing director of its European platform, Pro MGA Solutions Europe GmbH, and director of underwriting.
Based in Berlin, Germany, he will be responsible for the growth of Pro MGA’s business in Europe, including MGA incubator and facility services, as well as oversight of all underwriting activities. He reports to Pro MGA CEO, Danny Maleary.
Døhlen has over 15 years’ experience in the European insurance industry, working across five countries. Most recently, he was a managing director at Volante Global in Germany. Prior to that, he was with AIG in Europe for over 10 years during which time, he held a number of financial lines underwriting and team leader positions before becoming executive manager for North Europe.
Maleary said: “There are strong growth opportunities across Europe for the MGA sector and for innovative underwriting partnerships with key stakeholders, and I am very pleased to welcome Hans on board to spearhead our expansion across the region. His deep expertise, entrepreneurialism and insights make him the ideal person to develop our business in the European MGA market, and he will focus on growing our footprint in both establishing new MGAs and supporting insurers and reinsurers in accessing local distribution via the MGA model – an area that we believe is ideally positioned for significant growth in 2024. I know that we will benefit enormously from Hans’s breadth and depth of market expertise.”
Døhlen commented: "The MGA sector in Europe is set to grow significantly and the need for local market knowledge and expertise, creates a unique value proposition for (re)insurers. With Pro MGA, prospects and their key stakeholders get a true partner that helps them move seamlessly into regulatory territories and supports them on their growth journey. Pro MGA has helped to set up more than 25 MGAs in Europe and I am extremely excited to bring my extensive experience and expertise of local markets as we look to expand further in 2024 and beyond. As a big supporter of Innovation, I am thrilled to support MGA’s on their quest to make a difference in our Industry."
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