Riccardo Nicolini has been named managing director of Ultimate Risk Solutions (URS) responsible for the company's operations in Europe and Latin America.
Previously, Nicolini spent his career with The Generali, an international insurance group with operations in 50 countries.
From 1984 to 2000, he was president of Generali USA and later headed global reinsurance in the company's Trieste headquarters.
Nicolini also served for four years at Arch Re as general manager of the European Representative Office in Trieste.
"We're thrilled to have Nicolini take on added responsibility as a member of the URS team," said Bill Keogh, URS CEO. "His long experience in European and Latin American markets will be invaluable."