Munich Reinsurance America (Munich Re US) has bid farewell to Anthony Kuczinski, chief govt officer (CEO) of Munich Re US P&C Companies and Munich Re US Holding Inc., who will retire on the finish of the yr.
Since 2008, Kuczinski has been chargeable for Munich Re US P&C Companies’ property and casualty reinsurance and specialty insurance coverage companies within the US, together with Munich Re US, Inc., Hartford Steam Boiler Group, Inc., American Modern Insurance Group, Inc., and Munich Re Specialty Insurance.
For 33 years, Kuczinski has held varied key management roles, together with president of the specialty markets division of Munich Re US and president of American Alternative Insurance Corporation and The Princeton Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Company. He additionally served as undertaking chief of Munich Re’s US Strategy Project, the place he was an architect of the group’s technique for long-term worthwhile progress within the US.
“For more than three decades, Tony’s passion for our business and commitment to our clients and partners have been instrumental in the success of not only our US operations but also our global organization,” mentioned Stefan Golling, member of the Munich Re board of administration. “Throughout his career, Tony has led with empathy and integrity, and we thank him for his countless contributions to Munich Re.”
Kuczinski will step down from his position on December 31, 2022 – with an agreed change in position to strategic advisor, efficient January 1, 2023, to make sure a easy transition. He won’t have a direct successor; as a substitute, his retirement can be accompanied by an organizational structuring.
Specifically, important components of Kuczinski’s space of duty can be transferred to a brand new board of administration division:
- Global Specialty Insurance (GSI), to be led by Michael Kerner, at the moment CEO of Munich Re Specialty Insurance in North America, who was newly appointed to Munich Re’s board of administration by the supervisory board, efficient January 01, 2023; and
- Munich Reinsurance America, led by its CEO and president Marcus Winter, will report as a unit to Stefan Golling, chargeable for international shoppers and North America in Munich Re’s board of administration.