Hamilton, Bermuda-based XL Group Ltd., which does business as XL Catlin, said Monday that it appointed Urs Uhlmann as CEO, country manager for Canada.
Mr. Uhlmann replaces Nick Greggains, who is relocating to the United States, an XL Catlin spokeswoman said. Mr. Uhlmann joins the insurer after most recently serving five years as CEO of global corporate for Zurich Canada, XL Catlin said in a statement.
He will be based in XL Catlin’s Toronto office and oversee offices in Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver, according to the statement.
Catastrophe losses dented 2017 fourth-quarter profit for XL Group Ltd., which does business as XL Catlin, leading to a 90.5% drop in net income to $28.8 million compared with the same quarter in 2016.