International specialist legacy group Compre has appointed Marialuisa Petrella as claims director and Connie Tregidga as group merger and acquisition (M&A) director, both based in London. Reporting to Simon Hawkins, COO, Petrella brings more than 17 years of claims experience across a broad range of classes and jurisdictions. Petrella will join Compre in May from Armour Risk Management where she served as head of European claims. She has also worked for QBE and is a lawyer by profession. Meanwhile, Tregidga will join Compre’s business generation team in July also from QBE where she most recently worked as head of retrospective solutions and group reinsurance counsel. In her new role, she will report to chief development officer Eleni Iacovides. The appointments follow a series of developments at Compre during the last 10 months, including the launch of a class 3A reinsurer in Bermuda Pallas Re. Compre also established Lloyd’s legacy syndicate 1994 and gained significant additional capital backing from Cinven and BCI. Hawkins says: “Marialuisa Petrella brings a broad variety of technical, managerial and strategic ability to Compre, with an exceptional track record of managing high value and complex claims. I very much look forward to working with her and am extremely pleased to welcome her to Compre.” Iacovides adds: “Connie Tregidga is an outstanding and highly-respected corporate lawyer, whose deal skills will be a considerable addition to our growing team and I am delighted to welcome her to Compre. Both appointments complement and strengthen our business and will be great assets as we look to fulfil our vision and achieve our ambitious growth plans.”
