Specialty MGA Nexus Underwriting has announced the appointment of Christof Bentele as president of its new specialty casualty business.
Bentele joins Nexus from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, where he served as a director in the alternative risk business. He has also run specialty casualty teams at Aon and JLT Group.
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“Since starting our US business, Nexus has concentrated on putting together a panel of blue-chip, A-rated insurance carriers and reinsurers that is truly second-to-none in the market, and I am delighted that this will now be well and truly augmented with someone of Christof’s caliber joining us,” said Adam Kembrooke, chief executive officer and president of Nexus Underwriting US.
