Greenlight hires from GC and WR Berkley
Greenlight Capital Re, the specialist property and casualty reinsurer based in the Cayman Islands and Ireland, has hired two into its underwriting team.
Tim Adair joins Greenlight Re from Guy Carpenter where he was a managing director since 2005. At Guy Carpenter, he managed a portfolio of reinsurance treaties for several of the company's largest clients. Prior to Guy Carpenter, he spent 15 years at Aon Re in a variety of roles.
Cliff Dunigan joins Greenlight Re from B.F. Reinsurance Underwriters,, a subsidiary of WR Berkley, where he was a senior vice president. Prior to B.F. Re, Mr. Dunigan spent six years at GE Insurance Solutions, most recently as president of the company's North American casualty facultative/program division. He has also held positions at Swiss Reinsurance America and Kemper Reinsurance.
Adair and Dunigan will report directly to chief underwriting officer Brendan Barry.
"As we continue to evaluate opportunities, we are pleased to be able to bolster our underwriting team further with the additions of Tim and Cliff," said Bart Hedges, Greenlight Re's CEO. "We believe their underwriting portfolio management and industry experience will enhance Greenlight Re's client-centric underwriting strategy.”
Barry said: "Tim and Cliff each add 25 years of industry experience to Greenlight Re, which we expect will provide us with significant additional depth. Both Tim and Cliff have a history of supporting profitable reinsurance portfolios, as well as developing optimal solutions for their clients, and we are pleased to welcome them to the Greenlight Re team."
