Munich Re Specialty North America has appointed Claudia Carnevale as head of US programmes. Based in New York, Carnevale brings over 25 years of industry expertise in specialty programmes and risk management. Previously, she worked as chief risk officer at Homesite Underwriting Managers, where she was responsible for underwriting, product compliance, and operational-related services. Prior to that, she was head of programmes at Allied World. Carnevale began her career as a reinsurance underwriter and assistant secretary at Generali’s US branch, where she gained experience in treaty reinsurance portfolio management and pricing.