11th Jun 2007 09:06
\* T Royal & SunAlliance Group Executive Appointment\* T Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc today announces the appointment ofTimothy Mitchell to its Group Executive Committee. Tim joins as Group Underwriting & Claims Director with responsibility to directthe development of underwriting and claims strategies and capabilities. He willreport to Group CEO, Andy Haste. Having worked in the insurance industry for more than thirty years, Tim joinsRoyal & SunAlliance from Zurich Financial Services where he has spent nine yearsin senior underwriting roles, including three years as Global Chief UnderwritingOfficer for General Insurance. Tim has also held senior management roles at AIGand Continental Insurance. Commenting on the appointment, Group CEO Andy Haste said: "I'm delighted towelcome Tim to the team. He brings a proven track record of underwritingexcellence and his appointment reflects our commitment to ensuring we continueto build our reputation for high quality underwriting and claims management." --ENDS-- For further information: \* TAnalysts Press------------------------------- -----------------------------------Shona Cotterill Phil Wilson-Brown/ Sarah Hilyer------------------------------- -----------------------------------Tel: +44 (0) 20 7111 7212 Tel: +44 (0) 20 7111 7047/7327------------------------------- -----------------------------------Andrew Wigg Simon Moyse (Finsbury)------------------------------- -----------------------------------Tel: +44 (0) 20 7111 7138 Tel: +44 (0) 20 7251 3801------------------------------- -----------------------------------\* T Notes to editors: 1. Tim Mitchell joined Zurich Financial Services in 1998 as Head of ActuarialUnderwriting in the Corporate Customer Division in Zurich. In 2001, Tim moved tothe UK and took up the role of Chief Underwriter at Zurich's UK General Businessand was a member of the GBU Executive Committee. Prior to joining Zurich Financial Services, Tim spent two years at AmericanInternational Group in New York, as Senior Vice President of National Union andExecutive Vice President at American Home Assurance Company. Tim's previous roles include Group Vice President at CNA Insurance, where heoversaw the merger of the two ceded reinsurance organisations of CNA andContinental; nine years at Continental Insurance Companies; and 11 years atGeneral Reinsurance Corporation. Prior to this Tim was in the US Navy from 1971 to 1974. He is married with twoteenage children. 2. About Royal & SunAlliance Royal & SunAlliance is one of the world's leading multinational quoted insurancegroups, with the capability to write business in over 130 countries and withmajor operations in the UK, Scandinavia, Canada, Ireland, the Middle East andLatin America. Focusing on general insurance, it has around 24,000 employeesand, in 2006, its net written premiums were £5.5bn. With an almost 300 yearheritage Royal & SunAlliance is the oldest insurance company in the world stilltrading under its original name. Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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