SiriusPoint Ltd, the Bermuda-headquartered global specialty re/insurer, has appointed Andreas Kull as chief risk officer, effective March 1.

The company said Mr Kull will be responsible for overseeing SiriusPoint’s enterprise-wide risk management strategy as SiriusPoint continues to strengthen its culture of underwriting excellence with an appropriate risk appetite in an evolving landscape of risks.

Based in Zurich, he will be a member of the executive leadership team, reporting to chief executive officer, Sid Sankaran.

Mr Kull joins from Bernina Re, where he served as chief risk officer and member of the executive team.

Prior to that, he was the chief risk officer and member of the executive committee at Tokio Millennium Re AG and was previously the chief risk officer of AXA Winterthur.

His work experience further includes consulting as an executive director at Ernst & Young and risk management and actuarial roles at Converium and Zurich Insurance.

Mr Sankaran said: “Strong, disciplined risk management is essential to SiriusPoint’s disruptive and entrepreneurial approach.

“With his extensive industry experience, Andreas will ensure that our enterprise risk strategy and capabilities support underwriting excellence, enable our long-term transformational growth, and help us to deliver sustainable results.

“I am delighted to welcome a risk professional of his calibre to the team as we continue to build out our global business.”