Pacific Life Re appoints new director of underwriting

David Waters takes on role

Hemma Visavadia
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Pacific Life Re has appointed David Waters as its new director of underwriting for its Europe business unit, situated within the claims and underwriting team.

In his new role Waters will be responsible for helping manage external and internal risk, develop a market profile and provide a clients with continuous good service.  He will report to Carl Padget, vice president and head of claims and underwriting, and will work alongside Ian Rowe, director of claims and Hayley Bloomfield, senior underwriting developer. Waters brings with him experience within the reinsurance underwriting business as well as a managerial background, having joined Pacific Life Re from Gen Re, where he was chief underwriter. Prior to that he held a senior underwriting...

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