Sirius creates new head of life reinsurance role for PartnerRe's Florian Boecker

Sirius Group has hired PartnerRe's Florian Boecker as head of life reinsurance, an extension of the company's existing global accident & health (A&H) business.

In his newly created role, Boecker will be based in Zurich and report to Stuart Liddell, global head of life, accident and health.

Boecker was most recently chief solutions officer of life & health at PartnerRe. He has over two decades of experience as an actuary and manager within the life reinsurance area, and specialises in group life business with a short duration liability profile.

"We are thrilled to add a dedicated life reinsurance expert to our team," said Liddell. "Sirius has long been a successful niche player in the short duration life reinsurance sector. Florian is a seasoned and dedicated life reinsurance professional, and I am confident he will help us elevate this part of our business to the next level."

Monica Cramér Manhem, president of global reinsurance for Sirius Group, added: "Our diversified Global A&H segment has produced nice, steady, profitable growth across a broad range of classes. With Florian, we are excited to bring on board a high caliber leader whose business focus is complementary to our existing A&H offerings."