Generali Global Corporate & Commercial appoints new Head of Property Underwriting in Germany

6 May 2021

Munich, Germany – Generali’s P&C unit Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C) announces the appointment of Marc Wekkeli as new Head of Property Underwriting in Germany to further enhance strategy execution.

Commenting on the appointment, Hans-Peter Klebe, Head of GC&C Germany, stated: “We are very pleased to welcome Marc Wekkeli as our new Head of Property Underwriting in Germany. This appointment reflects our dedication to further ensure profitable growth in the German market. Marc comes with a significant wealth of knowledge of the insurance industry and a vast international experience. I am truly confident he will represent a great added value to our German team and we look forward to increasingly enhance and develop our property portfolio, while continue offering unmatched global insurance solutions to help our clients’ business succeed.

Effective June 7th, Marc Wekkeli is appointed GC&C Germany Head of Property Underwriting, directly reporting to the Head of GC&C Germany Hans-Peter Klebe. In his new capacity, Marc will be responsible for ensuring technical excellence and profitability of the German property portfolio.

With over 25 years of international experience in the insurance industry, Marc is recognized as a highly technical leader in the market, having developed sundry underwriting experience in several property-related lines. In the past 17 years, Marc has held leadership roles of increasing responsibility at Swiss Re in Germany, the US, in Singapore and Australia.

His qualifications include an Executive Master of Insurance (E.M.I.) from Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, a Master of Business Administration in Insurance from University of Applied Sciences in Cologne and he is Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute (FCII) of London.