HDI Global names Philipp Glanz as new MD of HDI Risk Consulting

HDI Global, the commercial and specialty lines insurer, has appointed Philipp Glanz as the new Managing Director (MD) of HDI Risk Consulting (HRC), effective as of October 1, 2024, where together with the current MD, Dr Jörg Ohlsen, he will focus going forward on strategic growth and improved services for clients of HDI Global.

The new appointment is subject to approval by relevant local authorities.

An experienced veteran across the sector, Glanz has been with HDI for two decades and since 2015, he has served as Risk Engineering Manager Asia Pacific and Middle East, located in Sydney.

It has been confirmed that when he takes on his new role he will continue to be based in Sydney.

“Over my 20 years with HDI, I’ve come to appreciate the importance of continual innovation as a keystone to deliver our clients exceptional risk engineering products. We now have the great opportunity to bring together our global expertise and our ambition to be a service champion”, commented Glanz.

“At HDI Global, we focus on understanding our clients’ risks and their specific needs when it comes to managing these risks. Our experts from HDI Risk Consulting allow us to address these needs and serve them effectively with appropriate solutions. Philipp Glanz’s extensive industry experience will be vital in further strengthening our client relations and innovating risk solutions for our clients. I wish him all the best in his new role”, said Dr Dirk Höring, HDI Global Executive Board member with the responsibility for Property, Engineering and Marine Cargo insurance as well as HDI Risk Consulting (HRC).

“I welcome Philipp to this new leadership role and look forward to the collaboration as we mark a new phase for HDI Risk Consulting. Challenging, but even more exciting times lie ahead of us. One important step HRC is taking is to introduce AI-driven risk engineering solutions to stay in tune with the technological developments in the industry sector”, said Dr Jörg Ohlsen.

“Our clients are in transformation. No matter if it is the transformation to a carbon-free world, increased digitalisation, autonomous vehicles or the energy transition as well as the need for climate risk prevention in general, companies are facing huge challenges which are often accompanied by new risks”, added Höring.

He continues: “At HDI Global, we want to be the Partner in Transformation for our clients and we very much appreciate their continued trust. Our experts at HDI Risk Consulting are constantly working to be at the forefront of technological transfer and thus understand these new risks of our clients in order to constructively advise and support them on their transformation path.”

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