Three senior management changes have been made at Hamilton Re as the company realigns its underwriting team to market opportunities.

Tim Duffin has been promoted to the newly-created position of chief underwriting officer, reinsurance. He was previously chief underwriting officer, property.

In his new role he will oversee the strategic growth and development of Hamilton Re’s reinsurance portfolio. He also assumes management oversight for the organisation’s property, casualty and speciality reinsurance lines of business.

Meanwhile, the responsibility to develop and sustain Hamilton Re’s strategic partnerships has been assigned to Claude Lefebvre. He has been appointed chief underwriting officer, partnerships & casualty reinsurance, Mr. Lefebvre will oversee the development and management of Hamilton Re’s relationships with AIG and Attune, the technology-enabled platform established by Hamilton, AIG and Two Sigma.

The third change is the promotion of Susan Steinhoff, senior vice-president, property, to senior vice-president, head of property reinsurance. She now leads Hamilton Re’s property reinsurance underwriting team.

The leadership changes are to align with market opportunities and support Hamilton Re’s development as “a new kind of Tier 1 company.”

Kathleen Reardon, Hamilton Re’s chief executive officer, said: “The new leadership structure is streamlined and efficient, enabling us to focus on strategic and execution imperatives as we define what it means to be a Tier 1 company in today’s market. It also plays to the significant expertise and experience on the Hamilton Re underwriting team and provides growth opportunities for up and coming talent in our company.

“I congratulate Tim, Claude and Susan on the role they’ve each played in establishing Hamilton Re as a nimble, client-focused and innovative company. I look forward to working with them and the rest of our employees as we continue to establish a leading presence in a rapidly evolving market.”