21-05-2010

Ferdinand Voskens as General Manager

New hire for Brit Insurance's Amsterdam office

Brit Insurance, the international general insurance and reinsurance group, today announces the appointment of Ferdinand Voskens as General Manager in its Netherlands head office. He takes up his position immediately and will report to Peter Goddard, Commercial Director.

Voskens has considerable experience of dealing with all Dutch corporate matters. In his new role, he will be responsible for the management of the Amsterdam office as well as the overall management of Brit Insurance's intra-Group reinsurance operation, Brit Insurance (Gibraltar) PCC Limited.

Peter Goddard, Commercial Director at Brit Insurance, commented:

"Ferdinand's role involves representing Group interests locally and liaising directly with Brit Insurance teams across the Group. His first class experience and knowledge of running corporations in the Netherlands makes him ideally suited to taking up this role and we welcome him to the team."

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Brit Insurance
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About Brit Insurance
Brit Insurance is an international general insurance and reinsurance group specialising in commercial insurance. The Group writes a diverse portfolio of over 70 classes of insurance and reinsurance offering worldwide protection. The scope is wide-ranging: from sole traders to the largest multinational corporations; from manufacturers to professional services; from shops to satellites. Our distribution model is centred on brokers and intermediaries. Reflecting where our customers trade, we are organised into three strategic business units - Global Markets, UK and Reinsurance - which have access to our underwriting platforms including Brit Insurance Limited and our Lloyd's syndicate, Brit Syndicate 2987.