Max Capital Group Ltd. yesterday announced that David Kalainoff has been appointed president of Reinsurance Operations.

Mr. Kalainoff joined Max in 2003, most recently serving as managing director, reinsurance and executive vice-president and chief underwriting officer, Casualty Reinsurance of Max Bermuda.

He has 30 years of casualty underwriting experience, most recently with Transatlantic Reinsurance Company in New York, where he served as senior vice-president of Specialty Casualty.

Prior to joining Transatlantic in 1996, he held management positions at Fireman's Fund Insurance Company and Continental Insurance Company. Max chairman and CEO Marston (Marty) Becker said: "Dave is a long-standing and valued member of Max's senior leadership team and is well equipped to assume management responsibility for all of the Group's reinsurance activities outside of Lloyd's.

"Dave has an impressive track record as a reinsurance underwriter and is a very capable leader. During the past several years, he has successfully built a profitable book of casualty reinsurance business for Max.

"We believe that Dave has the skills, experience and motivation that will be critical as we seek to further develop our global reinsurance platform."