Aspen Reinsurance, the reinsurance segment of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, has appointed Tom Luning as head of U.S. regional business development.

Mr. Luning will be responsible for delivering and enhancing Aspen Re's range of products in the U.S. regional marketplace. He will be based at Aspen Re America's office in Connecticut and will report to Mike Sowa, managing director of North America, and Brian Boornazian, Aspen Re's chairman and chief executive officer for North America.

Mr. Boornazian said, “We are delighted to have someone with Tom's wealth of experience and market knowledge join the business. Aspen Re's regional approach is a key element of our growth strategy and Tom is uniquely qualified to lead and develop our presence in the important US regional market.”

Before joining Aspen Re, Mr. Luning was at Swiss Re for 27 years, where he held a variety of management roles in both underwriting and marketing and was a member of the Swiss Re America management board. He spent the last 10 years as a managing director responsible for the Swiss Re America regional national business.

Victoria Spears

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Victoria Prussen Spears is senior vice president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Spears was an attorney at a leading New York City law firm before joining Meyerowitz Communications. She may be contacted at [email protected].

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