HDI Global Insurance Company (HGIC), the U.S. carrier of international Corporate & Specialty insurer HDI Global (HDI), today announced the appointment of Ralph Christy as its new Engineering Lines & Construction Lead. With over two decades of industry experience, Christy will be responsible for driving growth and strengthening HDI’s brand presence in this core underwriting unit.

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Ralph Christy, US Engineering Lines & Construction Lead

Christy brings extensive experience in underwriting Large Property, Boiler & Machinery, and Engineering Lines, having held senior roles at CNA and Zurich. He will be working remotely from Rhode Island and will report to Kai Brueggemann, Head of U.S. Marine & Engineering Lines.

Brueggemann commented: “We are delighted to welcome Ralph to our team. His extensive leadership experience across multiple lines brings valuable insight to our growing team. With strong broker relationships and deep strategic underwriting expertise, Ralph will be instrumental as we continue to expand our presence in the region.”

Speaking on his appointment, Christy said: “Having joined the company in 2023, I’m delighted to now be joining HDI’s Leadership team at such an exciting period of growth. The company has a strong global reputation, and I look forward to contributing to its continued expansion in the US sector. It’s a tremendous opportunity to work with the company’s U.S. leadership team and help shape the future of our Engineering Lines and Construction portfolio.”

In addition to his insurance career, Christy earned his law degree and was admitted to the Rhode Island Bar in 2002, where he remains in good standing.

About HDI Global (HDI)

As a Corporate & Specialty lines insurer, HDI Global (HDI) meets the needs of SMEs, industrial companies, middle market and corporate clients with insurance solutions that are specifically tailored to their requirements. In addition to HDI's prominent position in the German and broader European market, the company has access to its own worldwide HDI Global Network covering more than 175 countries through its own HDI foreign branch offices, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, and network partners. Acting as the Partner in Transformation, HDI Global leads roughly 5,300 International Programs and offers its multinational client’s compliant coverage worldwide.

HDI Global is comprised of all risk carriers, that represent the Corporate & Specialty Division of the Talanx Group and has been a leading insurer for several decades. More than 5,000 employees in this division generated insurance revenue (gross) of approx. EUR 10.0 billion in the year 2024 (according to IFRS 17). In the United States, HDI operates through its three (3) wholly owned subsidiaries, HDI Global Insurance Company, a commercial property and casualty insurer headquartered in Chicago, IL and licensed in all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, HDI Global Select Insurance Company, a commercial property and casualty insurer licensed in Washington D.C., and in all US states with the exception of Rhode Island, and HDI Specialty Insurance Company, an Illinois domestic surplus lines insurer who provides both primary and excess coverage to specialized industries and is also authorized to write business nationwide.

The rating agency Standard & Poor’s has given the Talanx Primary Group a financial strength rating of AA-/stable (very strong) and AM Best has assigned the rating of A+ (superior). Talanx AG is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the MDAX.

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HDI has a strong global reputation, and I look forward to working with the company’s U.S. leadership team in shaping and expanding our Engineering Lines and Construction portfolio.