Italian insurance giant Generali’s global corporate and commercial (GC&C) business unit has appointed Mario Glanz as its new head of casualty.
In his new role, Galanz will focus on further expanding GC&C’s global casualty business in line with the insurance company’s “next phase plan.”
Galanz has more than 20 years of industry experience in casualty underwriting. He has worked in multiple European markets and the UK and has an international perspective.
Most recently, he served for over three years as Head of Casualty, Motor and PI Underwriting at Zurich Insurance, a larger insurance company.
In this role, Galanz leads Zurich’s commercial casualty business in Germany, managing different underwriting teams, different product lines, investment portfolios and reinsurance allocations.
Prior to that, Galanz worked at Chubb for more than ten years, managing casualty and mid-market. His other roles at Chubb include serving as Senior Casualty Underwriter (Group Function), South German Casualty Team Leader and Senior Casualty Underwriter.
In the past, Galanz also held underwriting responsibility for Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) for more than four years. He began his career in 2004 as a consultant in the financial industry.
The insurance company commented: “We look forward to watching Mario’s impact on the team take shape!”
