Swiss Re unit hires Allianz exec for global risk engineering post

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, part of Swiss Re Ltd., on Tuesday named Tina Baacke global head of risk engineering services, effective Jan. 1, 2021.

Ms. Baacke was most recently global head of risk consulting at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE, the corporate insurance unit of Allianz SE.

Ms. Baacke will lead a global team of experts that provides data insights, tools and services to help customers improve and maintain business continuity by identifying and managing their exposures, Swiss Re said in a statement.

She will be based in Munich and report to Kera McDonald, chief underwriting officer bespoke, Swiss Re said.

Ms. Baacke succeeds Martin Schürz, who will retire in February after almost 30 years with Swiss Re.