Paris/Hannover – On Sept. 1, 2022, Jean-Marie Haquette will take over the executive management of the HDI Global SE branch office in France. Etienne de Varax is responsible for interim management of the branch until the new Managing Director takes up his position.
Subject to approval by the responsible regulatory authorities, Jean-Marie Haquette will take over as the successor to Florence Louppe, who left the company on 31 March 2022. The Frenchman by birth will continue the development and service strategy of HDI Global in France in order to ensure that customers and brokers derive maximum benefit from the great expertise of the industrial insurer in the French market.
Following on from more than thirty years of working for several international industrial insurers, Jean-Marie Haquette contributes a wealth of experience to his future function at HDI in France. Most recently, he was a Member of the Executive Committee of Chubb France. As their Underwriting Director, he was responsible for Claims, Engineering Risks, Marine, Liability and Specialty. Previously, he headed the French branch office of Mapfre Global Risks. Prior to that, Jean-Marie Haquette spent ten years working in various positions for Zurich Corporate Insurance, including posts as Country CFO & COO, and as Head of First Party Underwriting. Formerly, he had a stint with the Axa Group in primary and in reinsurance business. There he held posts as Casualty & Property Underwriter, as Risk Engineer and as Underwriting Manager Property.
“Jean-Marie Haquette contributes a profile that is an outstanding fit with our company,” commented David Hullin, Member of the Management Board of HDI Global SE and responsible for the regions Europe (not including Germany) and North and South America. “Jean-Marie Haquette is also outstandingly networked in the French market. Until he takes up his post in our French branch office, our team there led by interim branch manager Etienne de Varax and our Chief Underwriting Officer Philippe Klein will continue to provide our usual exemplary professional service for our customers and sales partners in France.”
About HDI Global SE (HDI)
As an industrial lines insurer, HDI Global SE (HDI) meets the needs of SMEs, industrial companies and corporate customers with insurance solutions that are specifically tailored to their requirements. In addition to HDI’s prominent position in the German and broader European market, the company also has operations in more than 175countries through foreign branch offices, subsidiary and peer companies, and network partners. The company is thus able to offer its customers local policies for their global operations, which ensure that the established service and insurance protection is extended for all covered risks worldwide.
HDI Global SE is a company in the Industrial Lines Division of the Talanx Group. Approximately 3.700 employees in this division generated gross written premiums of approx. EUR 7.6 billion in the year 2021.
The rating agency Standard & Poor’s has given the Talanx Primary Group a financial strength rating of A+/stable (strong). Talanx AG is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the MDAX.
