Ed Brehm will oversee professional liability reinsurance lines for all US accounts

Allied World Reinsurance Company, a member company of Allied World Assurance, has appointed Ed Brehm as Senior Vice President and Professional Liability Product Line Leader in New York.

The company said that Mr. Brehm will oversee professional liability reinsurance lines for all US accounts. His responsibilities include portfolio management, ensuring underwriting quality and further developing the reinsurance company’s professional liability lines strategy. He will report to Thomas Kelly, Chief Underwriting Officer of Allied World Re.

John Bender, Chief Operating Officer, Allied World Re, said: “We are enthusiastic about having Ed join our reinsurance team. We believe Allied World Re will benefit greatly from his experience and industry knowledge as we continue to build our US reinsurance platform and strengthen our cedent and broker relationships.”

Mr. Brehm most recently worked as Senior Vice President for Swiss Re. Prior to this, he worked for 25 years at PMA Capital in a variety of roles including the management of the specialty department.