XL Group plc (“XL” or the “Company”) (NYSE: XL) today announced that Claus-Michael “Michael” Dill has joined the Company’s Board of Directors.
Mr. Dill, a former board member of Catlin Group Limited,
has close to three decades of experience in the insurance industry, including
holding senior positions at (re)insurance companies in Germany and Switzerland.
Among his past roles are Chief Financial Officer of Vereinte Insurance AG in
Munich, Chief Executive Officer of Switzerland General Insurance AG – both part
of the Swiss Re Group, and Chief Executive Officer of AXA Konzern AG in Cologne
and Executive Committee Member of AXA Group, Paris.
Commenting on the appointment, XL Catlin’s Chairman,
Eugene McQuade, said: “We welcome Michael to the Board. As we move forward in
this new phase of the Company’s strategic advancement, having access to
Michael’s wealth of industry experience and knowledge will be extremely
valuable. Also, as we continue with the integration of Catlin, both Michael and
Stephen Catlin, who together have 70 years of global insurance experience, will
be able to provide useful perspectives as industry veterans and former Catlin
board members. We look forward to tapping into their insights and to having them
fully complement the contributions of other board members.”
Mr. Dill currently serves on
the board of several (re)insurance, financial planning and asset management
companies, including as the Vice Chairman of the board of Huk Coburg AG, a
German auto, life and health mutual insurance company, and as a supervisory
board member of MLP AG, a German personal financial planning and wealth
management public company. He has a PhD in Economics from the University of
Munich, Germany.
About
XL Group plc
XL Group plc (NYSE:XL), through its subsidiaries and
under the XL Catlin brand, is a global insurance and reinsurance company
providing property, casualty and specialty products to industrial, commercial
and professional firms, insurance companies and other enterprises throughout
the world. Clients look to XL Catlin for answers to their most
complex risks and to help move their world forward. To learn more, visit www.xlcatlin.com.