DUAL Europe strengthens its position in Construction market through strategic partnership with VHV

11 July 2024 – DUAL Europe announces a strategic partnership with VHV Allgemeine Versicherung AG, part of the VHV Group (‘VHV’).  VHV is the leading specialist insurer for the construction industry and one of the largest motor and liability insurers in Germany.  This announcement reflects DUAL Europe’s strategy to invest in underwriting expertise and product innovation to enhance the service to its broker and client network. 

The DUAL Europe Engineering & Construction Hub has a team of experienced underwriters:

• Christian W. Müller – over 25 years industry experience as Underwriting Manager leading the International & Swiss Construction Team at AXA XL Insurance – joins DUAL Europe as Head of Engineering & Construction Europe.
• Dan Georgescu – 23 years insurance industry experience – joins DUAL Europe as Underwriter Manager, based in Zurich, Switzerland.
• Giulio Dragone – 15 years insurance industry experience – joins DUAL Italia as Head of Engineering, based in Milan, Italy.
• Hakan Hedin – 32 years insurance industry experience – joins DUAL Nordics as Head of Engineering, based in Stockholm, Sweden.
• Gürhan Metin – 19 years insurance industry experience – joins DUAL Deutschland as Head of Engineering, based in Hamburg, Germany.
• Robin Adriaansen – 12 years insurance industry experience – joins DUAL Benelux as Head of Engineering, based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
• Imke Swierstra – 12 years insurance industry experience – joins DUAL Benelux as Lead Underwriter Engineering, based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

DUAL Europe’s Engineering & Construction Hub offers C.A.R. (Construction All Risks), E.A.R. (Erection All Risks), Machinery Breakdown, Completed Engineering Civil Risks, Electronic Equipment Insurance, Industrial All Risk, C.P.E. (Contractor’s Plant and Equipment), backed by VHV’s leading capacity. 

Olaf Jonda, CEO, DUAL Europe said: “The DUAL Europe family continues to grow its underwriting expertise and enhance the range of specialised solutions we can provide to our broker network. I’m delighted that Christian has taken on the challenge to build a long-term, profitable, and sustainable business bringing capacity and expertise wherever we are present in Europe.”

Dr Sebastian Reddemann, CEO, VHV Allgemeine, said: "It is important that we continue to diversify our business, and by partnering with DUAL Europe, we are strengthening our expertise as a leading insurer in the construction industry. We look forward to supporting projects abroad together with DUAL, contributing our underwriting knowledge in the construction sector and increasing our expertise in new technologies.”

Christian Müller, Head of Engineering & Construction, DUAL Europe, said: “We have worked hard over the past few months to build up DUAL’s Engineering business and bring together outstanding people to contribute to DUAL’s ongoing successful journey. We’ve been impressed already by the positive energy of our new colleagues, their focus on underwriting excellence and their client-centric approach.”