Aspen appoints US insurance president
Bermuda-based Aspen has strengthened its US operations with two senior appointments.
Bob Rheel has been appointed president of US insurance. Previously Rheel served as head of US property and casualty (P&C) insurance and programmes and in a broker distribution leadership role.
He will report to Mario Vitale, chief executive officer (CEO) of Aspen Insurance.
Cliff Hope steps into Rheel’s former role as head of US P&C insurance. He undertakes this new role in addition to his current responsibility as executive vice president chief property insurance underwriter. He will report to Rheel.
Both appointments are effective from August 1, 2015.
Chris O’Kane, Aspen’s group CEO, said: “Bob has played a pivotal role in the build-out of our US platform and I am delighted that he has agreed to head up our US insurance business.
“He is a proven leader and his considerable industry experience and expertise will be invaluable as we take the business forward to the next stage of its continued profitable growth.”
Vitale added: “Bob has made a significant contribution in the four years he has been with Aspen and he is ideally qualified to lead our US insurance business.
“During the seven years Cliff has been with Aspen Insurance, he has proven himself to be an outstanding technical underwriting leader with extensive market knowledge and he is very well qualified to head up our US P&C insurance business lines.”
