CPPIC and a Lloyd's syndicate stand behind a single policy the broker calls a world first, spanning departure, quarantine and continuing annual mortality protection.
The Cologne-based executive takes charge of underwriting strategy across Europe, Asia and Australia, stepping up from the insurer's German underwriting operation.
Alexander Roth will lead the unit, which pulls structured reinsurance, analytics and capital markets specialists together to serve clients in Europe, Asia and other markets.
The Hong Kong reinsurer paid its first dividend in 2025 and returned 12.3% on capital and surplus, though its non-life combined ratio rose on fluctuations in short-term health loss experience.
Insurers have so far counted US$170m in preliminary claims, but the country may need up to US$5bn, or around 10% of GDP, to rebuild after the disaster.
