Ana Cifuentes has been appointed head of professional lines for Aspen Re America, effective 9 December 2020. Aspen Re is the reinsurance segment of Aspen Insurance Holdings. Cifuentes will be responsible for building and growing a professional lines product offering for Aspen Re America. She will be based in New York and will report to Jim Brown, head of Aspen Re America casualty. Recently, she was deputy head of business development and innovation, senior vice-president, at AXIS Re Global, from 2016 to 2018, where she led the implementation of the organisation’s customer relationship management model. She also managed and developed key large global professional liability accounts. Prior to that, she was senior vice-president, US professional liability underwriting, at AXIS Re US, in New York from 2009 to 2016. She also served as vice-president, European casualty underwriting, AXIS Re Europe, in Zurich, from 2005 to 2008. Scott Kreuzer, senior managing director, Aspen Re America, commented: “This appointment will allow Aspen Re America to further diversify our product offering. The professional lines sector is an area where we see excellent opportunities to serve clients through our focus on superior, innovative, underwriting and enhanced customer service. “We want Aspen to be a home for leading underwriting talent, and Ana Cifuentes will add further depth to our experienced and highly-regarded team as we continue to look for opportunities to grow our business supporting new and existing partners,” he added.
