Worth Forbes, the London-based dealer, has introduced three key appointments in Turkey and a rebranding of its native enterprise. Gökçen Süer has been named chairman & CEO of Worth Forbes Turkey whereas Ali Arısoy was appointed chief broking officer and Ercan Eryaşar has change into chief gross sales officer.
Gökçen Süer brings greater than 25 years wholesale and reinsurance broking expertise to Worth Forbes Türkiye, stated Worth Forbes in a Feb. 5 announcement. His earlier roles embody founding father of Türkiye’s first wholesale dealer, GRC Re, chairman of Howden Sigorta and GRC Howden Re. Worth Forbe stated his appointment marks a pivotal step in Worth Forbes’ technique to strengthen its footprint within the area.
Besso Sigorta, which has been working within the Turkish marketplace for over a decade, will now rebrand to Worth Forbes Türkiye. Süer will spearhead the rebrand and lead the corporate’s growth into Türkiye, the Center East, and the CIS areas. The corporate will broaden its companies to supply a broader vary of wholesale and reinsurance broking options, offering experience in complicated and industrial dangers, specialty options, and treaty reinsurance.
In a Feb. 20 announcement, Worth Forbes Türkiye stated that Ali Arısoy was appointed chief broking officer, bringing 15 years of expertise in reinsurance to the corporate. Arisoy started his profession as a venture supervisor for a worldwide EPC firm, overseeing the development, planning, and operations of a number of industrial-scale energy vegetation.
Together with his technical background, he performed an instrumental function in establishing VHV Reasürans, the primary Turkish FDI reinsurer. Throughout his tenure at VHV Reasürans, he held numerous management positions and performed a key function in creating the Engineering, Specialty, Treaty, and Retrocession departments from the bottom up. His underwriting obligations spanned 38 nations throughout the CEE, MENA, and CIS areas.
In a separate Feb. 20 press launch, Worth Forbes Türkiye stated Ercan Eryaşar has been named chief gross sales officer.
Eryaşar brings 29 years of business expertise and deep experience in wholesale and reinsurance broking to this newly created function. His profession contains management roles at Mapfre Sigorta Türkiye, the place he spent 25 years pioneering engineering insurance coverage and serving as deputy basic supervisor, overseeing non-auto underwriting, claims, and company advertising and marketing. In 2020, he transitioned to Howden Türkiye, the place he served as COO for 2 years and CEO for 2 and a half years. He’s additionally an authorized loss adjuster in engineering and property fields.
Worth Forbes Turkey is the most recent addition to Worth Forbes’ international community, bringing its experience in open market insurance coverage to shoppers in Turkey and the encircling area, the corporate stated. London-based Worth Forbes, which is a part of The Ardonagh Group, manages over $6 billion in gross written premium with a worldwide crew of two,500 colleagues.
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