Sompo builds out European leadership with key hires from Aon/AXA XL

Specialty property and casualty re/insurer  Sompo International has built out its insurance leadership in “one of the largest and fastest growing” European markets with a series of experienced hires from Aon and AXA XL, among others.

Sompo International has appointed five new members to its insurance leadership team in Italy, based in Milan. They will report into Simona Fumagalli, country manager insurance, Italy.

Brunello Bulciaghi will lead property insurance, also reporting into Angela Weiss, head of property & energy insurance, Continental Europe. Bulciaghi joins Sompo from Aon Reinsurance Italy where he was a property and facultative non-marine broker for Italy. Prior to that, he held senior property underwriting positions with AXA XL and AIG Europe.

Davide Dacquino will take charge of marine insurance, reporting into René Huber, head of specialty & marine insurance, Continental Europe. Dacquino joins from AXA XL, where he was senior marine underwriter for Italy. He has held marine underwriting positions at XL Catlin, ITAS Mutua and Sun Insurance.

Luca Ricca will lead professional lines insurance, and also report into Mathieu Borneuf, head of professional lines insurance, Continental Europe. Ricca joins from ANV in Barcelona, where he led their Southern Europe Financial Institutions practice. He has also worked at Beazley, Liberty Mutual and Dual Italy.

Finally, Michele Lanni will run casualty insurance. He joins Sompo International from Mithras Underwriting Italy where he was divisional director of business development and underwriting. He has previous underwriting experience at Victor Insurance and QBE Europe in London.

Giovanni D’Antonio, who was appointed in February as head of accident & health insurance for Italy, is also a member of the leadership team.

AgriSompo’s Italian-based business and team will continue to report into Marji Guyler-Alaniz, president of AgriSompo International and COO, AgriSompo North America. AgriSompo is Sompo International’s global agricultural platform.

Fumagalli said: “These appointments underline Sompo International’s commitment to the Italian insurance market, one of the largest and fastest growing in Europe. All of these new hires are highly respected figures in their fields, well-versed in both the domestic and international insurance markets and known for their strong underwriting acumen and management skills. I look forward to working with them as we expand our operations in Italy and deliver first-rate service to our clients and broker partners.”