Beazley to grow French reinsurance business with hire of Benoit

Beazley to grow French reinsurance business with hire of
Benoit Goureau
Paris, 2 November, 2015
Leading specialist insurer Beazley has appointed Benoit Goureau as treaty
underwriter for the French reinsurance market, expanding Beazley’s local product
range.
Mr Goureau has over 13 years’ experience in the French market, 10 of which as a
client manager, most recently with Swiss Re. He will be based in Beazley's Paris
office.
This appointment is the latest in a series that has seen the expansion of Beazley’s
underwriting presence in France.
Beazley has been underwriting French risks for over a decade and in 2006
commenced an on-going programme of investment in France with the opening of an
office in Paris. This commitment was further strengthened in 2012 with the
expansion of the product offering to bring a broad range of Beazley’s product lines
to the French market.
Patrick Hartigan, head of Beazley’s global treaty reinsurance team, said: “The
French market offers attractive growth opportunities as we continue to diversify our
business internationally. Wherever we do business, our focus is on building strong,
long term relationships with our cedents. I am delighted that we have attracted an
underwriter of Benoit’s experience and calibre to lead our business in Paris.”
Julia Popper, head of Beazley’s French business, said: “Talented and experienced
underwriters able to provide tailored solutions for our brokers and clients are key to
the Beazley value proposition. Benoit exemplifies this approach as it relates to our
treaty reinsurance business. He should fit in very well.”
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For further information, please contact:
Anna Lumley
Beazley
020 7674 7115
A propos de Beazley en France :
Beazley est un groupe international d’assurances spécialisées, opérant en Europe,
aux Etats-Unis, en Amérique du Sud, en Asie et en Australie. La société mère, Beazley plc, cotée
à la Bourse de Londres, gère six syndicats du Lloyd’s et a souscrit, en 2014, $2,021.8 million de
primes brutes. Présent en France depuis plus de 10 ans, Beazley propose une large gamme de
produits RC Professionnelles, Responsabilité des Dirigeants, Responsabilité Médicale et Cyber
Criminalité, conçus pour s'ajuster sur mesure aux besoins pointus de leurs clients et aux
particularités de leur activité.