XL hires casualty reinsurance underwriter

XL Group has appointed Valérie Devaux - Piquer as casualty underwriting manager, Europe, Reinsurance, who joins the business from Transatlantic Reinsurance Company.

Devaux - Piquer will replac Dieter Kohl, who retires this summer. She will be based in Paris, France, and report to Marcus Gonzales, general manager UK branch and head of international casualty reinsurance.

“Valérie’s very broad experience of working across European markets and beyond, stands her in good stead to drive forward our Casualty business. Her deep understanding of these diverse markets will add additional expertise and knowledge to the team,” said David Watson, CEO of XL Re Europe.

At Transatlantic Reinsurance Company she held the position of liability technical manager with responsibility for Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and Turkey.

Prior to Transatlantic, she worked for ACE European Group as European Group Casualty Manager responsible for CEE, Russia, and Middle East/North Africa. Between 1995 and 2007 she held various specialty casualty treaty roles at SCOR.

Devaux - Piquer has also been the President of the Liability Commission at the French Reinsurers Association – APREF – since 2011.