Delvag Versicherungs-AG (Delvag) has appointed Tobias Winkler as a member of its executive board and member of the management board of Albatros Versicherungsdienste GmbH (Albatros). Winkler will succeed Lorenz Hanelt, who is retiring from the role. Winkler will form the executive board of Delvag with Martin Schmatz and will be responsible for the areas of reinsurance, aviation, marine markets as well as sales, marketing and auditing. Schmatz and Winkler, along with Martin Gary will complete the management board of Albatros. Winkler has more than 15 years of experience in the insurance industry. Since July 2020, he has served as senior director and chief underwriting officer for Delvag’s insurance and reinsurance division, which has been restructured and expanded into an underwriting division. During his five-year tenure on the management board, Hanelt initiated and implemented the future-oriented realignment of the sales divisions of Delvag and Albatro, as well as the data-based reorganisation of the product portfolios. Commenting on the management board changes, Roland Busch, chairman of the supervisory board at Delvag, says: On behalf of the entire supervisory board, I would like to thank Lorenz Hanelt for this outstanding achievement. We wish him all the best for his coming retirement.” He adds: “Tobias Winkler has profound knowledge and experience from the broker and insurance market and combines this with modern management methods. This skillset will strengthen the Delvag management board in the best possible way.”
