Gossmann & Cie, the liability management company, has expanded its senior management team with the appointment of Jürgen Rindermann as head of claims management. Joining this month, Rindermann has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance industry together with a background in liability management. In addition to leading the claims management unit, Rindermann will drive the run-off-related services, which includes the preparation and management of a legacy book prior to externalisation as well as the specialised claims handling, driven by data analytics and behavioural features, allowing for optimised risk assessment, claims process transparency and reputational safeguarding. Previously, he worked as chief operating officer of DARAG Germany as well as senior positions at Generali and Allianz. The firm also hired Marios Argyrou as chief actuary and head of risk management in November last year. Argyrou has more than 20 years of experience in senior corporate and consulting positions across Europe. He is responsible for leading the firm’s actuarial and risk management functions. Prior to joining, Argyrou held the position of group chief risk officer and an executive management member of Trust Re Group. The firm also welcomed the appointment of Vanda Giannara as head of markets and partnerships in July last year. Giannara specialises in financial services’ advisory, stakeholder engagement and strategic transformations across the EU. She has more than 15 years of professional experience including the implementation of projects for BlackRock, Schroders, Merrill Lynch Asset Management, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Société Générale, MasterCard and DARAG, where she has served as head of communications. Prior to joining Gossmann & Cie, she held the position of senior advisor to the board of directors of the National Bank of Greece. Giannara is responsible for driving growth and developing new business segments as well as managing existing and new partnerships and strategic initiatives across Europe. Arndt Gossmann, founder and CEO of Gossmann & Cie, explains they are now experiencing the “long-awaited legacy surge”, which he suggests has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. He says that European insurers have started to review their liability structure, and now seek forward-looking liability management solutions that go beyond traditional run-off. “Each of my new colleagues has a rare track record of driving growth, and a relentless focus on risk assessment and liability management. This will help us deliver on our promise to provide holistic, data-driven and ongoing capital optimisation, and portfolio refinement solutions such as expiring policy roll-over, early portfolio run-off and cell proposition,” Gossmann adds.
