Glacier Group to undergo restructure

Glacier Group has appointed Dirk Turley as chief strategic officer, which is a Group-wide role reporting to group chief executive Robbie Klaus.

Glacier has also revealed that Glacier Insurance will be restructured as a result of its growth and to take advantage of favourable underwriting conditions throughout its network of global offices.

Dirk Turley, who is currently underwriting officer at Glacier Re, will take responsibility for strategic positioning and business development for the group, with a particular focus on the identification and implementation of new products and new lines of business for Glacier Insurance and Glacier Re. In addition, he will also be responsible for the group’s overall underwriting management.

Responsibility for Glacier Insurance’s worldwide Property & Casualty business will be split regionally:

Tim Hofmeister, managing director Germany based in Cologne, will be responsible for German and Austrian operations, as well as the Benelux countries, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. Steven Price, managing director U.K., based in London, will lead UK & Ireland operations.

Jason Mortimer, based in Pfäffikon, will lead US, Asia, Switzerland, Southern Europe and rest of the world operations. Franco Masciovecchio will lead and develop a new Energy Centre of Excellence, created to take advantage of changed conditions in the energy marketplace in the aftermath of Hurricanes Ike and Gustav. All will report to Richard Etridge, Glacier Insurance chief executive.

Robbie Klaus said: “As one of the founding members of the Glacier management team, Dirk has been instrumental in building the Glacier Re franchise and masterminding its extremely successful underwriting operations. With nearly 100 staff in five offices worldwide, our Group has grown significantly since our formation. This new role will ensure that our underwriting and strategic positioning are constantly under review, improving our offering to our global customer base.

“The restructure within Glacier Insurance is a factor of its success since its demerger from Glacier Re in 2007. Rapid growth in this business has provided opportunities for career development within the team and allows us to deploy our resources to best serve our customers.”