DUBLIN, Ireland, Aug. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- XL Group plc ("XL"
or the "Company") (NYSE: XL) today announced that Claus-Michael
"Michael" Dill has joined the Company's Board of Directors.
Mr. Dill, a former board member of Catlin Group Limited, has
close to three decades of experience in the insurance industry,
including holding senior positions at (re)insurance companies in
Germany and Switzerland. Among his past roles are Chief
Financial Officer of Vereinte Insurance AG in Munich, Chief Executive Officer of Switzerland
General Insurance AG – both part of the Swiss Re Group, and Chief
Executive Officer of AXA Konzern AG in Cologne and Executive Committee Member of AXA
Group, Paris.
Commenting on the appointment, XL Catlin's Chairman,
Eugene McQuade, said: "We welcome
Michael to the Board. As we move forward in this new phase of the
Company's strategic advancement, having access to Michael's wealth
of industry experience and knowledge will be extremely valuable.
Also, as we continue with the integration of Catlin, both
Michael and Stephen Catlin, who
together have 70 years of global insurance experience, will be able
to provide useful perspectives as industry veterans and former
Catlin board members. We look forward to tapping into their
insights and to having them fully complement the contributions of
other board members."
Mr. Dill currently serves on the board of several (re)insurance,
financial planning and asset management companies, including as the
Vice Chairman of the board of Huk Coburg AG, a German auto, life
and health mutual insurance company, and as a supervisory board
member of MLP AG, a German personal financial planning and wealth
management public company. He has a PhD in Economics from the
University of Munich, Germany.
About XL Group plc
XL Group plc (NYSE:XL), through its subsidiaries and under the
XL Catlin brand, is a global insurance and reinsurance company
providing property, casualty and specialty products to industrial,
commercial and professional firms, insurance companies and other
enterprises throughout the world. Clients look to XL
Catlin for answers to their most complex risks and to help move
their world forward. To learn more, visit www.xlcatlin.com.
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