SiriusPoint Ltd, the Bermudian-based global specialty insurer and reinsurer, has appointed Inmaculada Gonzalez as global head of ceded reinsurance, effective August 19.

Based in New York, Ms Gonzalez will report to David Govrin, group president and chief underwriting officer.

The company said she will be responsible for executing SiriusPoint’s global ceded reinsurance strategy, as well as coordinating and managing the global ceded team.

Ms Gonzalez will succeed Habib Kattan, who will leave SiriusPoint on December 31 following a period of transition.

SiriusPoint said Ms Gonzalez has 22 years’ experience in the reinsurance industry. She joins from Axis Capital, where she was deputy global head of ceded reinsurance, managing a $5 billion global portfolio.

Prior to that, Ms Gonzalez was senior reinsurance officer in the global ceded division of AIG.

Mr Govrin said: “Reinsurance is a core part of SiriusPoint’s underwriting and capital management strategy, and we are committed to deepening our relationships with existing and new global reinsurance partners.

“I am delighted to welcome Inmaculada to the team. Her depth of knowledge and strong network of relationships across the industry makes her the ideal person to support SiriusPoint’s ‘underwriting first’ strategy and drive success for years to come.”

He added: “We look forward to Inmaculada joining the SiriusPoint team, and thank Habib for his contribution and support as we redesigned the ceded reinsurance function at SiriusPoint. We wish him the very best for the future.”