Glacierre Press Release

PRESS RELEASE
2006-09-11
Glacier Reinsurance AG

Appointment of Senior Property Underwriter

Glacier Reinsurance AG (“Glacier Re”), the European reinsurance company, has appointed Dr. Luzi Hitz as Senior Property Underwriter.

Dr. Luzi Hitz joins Glacier Re after ten years at Swiss Reinsurance Company (“Swiss Re”), where he was most recently Head of Treaty Underwriting, Greater China Region, for Swiss Re Hong Kong. He previously held various positions in the company, including Catastrophe Risk Manager for Asia Pacific region in Hong Kong and Head of Earthquake Modelling at Swiss Re’s head office in Zurich. Prior to Swiss Re, he was an Oil and Gas Exploration consultant for IHS Energy.

Robbie Klaus, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Underwriting Officer at Glacier Re said:

“Luzi’s expertise, particularly in the natural catastrophe arena and the Asia Pacific marketplace, is second to none. He will be a tremendous addition to our talented underwriting team and we are pleased to welcome him to Glacier Re.”

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