ATL RE appoints Marcelo Podawacz as Director and Head of Property

As reported by Insurance Day, The Insurer, Insurance Insider, Reinsurance News and AM Best.

Following the recent opening of its Miami office, ATL RE, a newly-launched reinsurance broker serving the Latin America and the Caribbean markets, has bolstered its leadership team, appointing Marcelo Podawacz as Director and Head of Property.

Marcelo brings with him over 30 years’ experience in the global insurance and reinsurance sectors, having spent much of this time specialising in the Latin American market. Marcelo joins from Ardonagh Group (formerly Ed. Miami), where he was a Technical Account Manager within its Property & Casualty reinsurance division, based in Miami. Prior to this, Marcelo was a Director at America Premium Re Solutions, where he was responsible for driving business growth across South America.

Marcelo’s joins ATL RE’s internationally-recognised leadership team following the recent appointments of José Astorqui as Partner and CEO and Andrew Hye as Partner and Executive Director.

Via its Miami hub, ATL RE offers a comprehensive range of commercial reinsurance products including Financial Lines, Property and Energy, Construction, Accident and Health, Treaty and Marine, across a number of key Latin American markets, including Mexico, Ecuador, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru and Bolivia.

Iñaki Bandres, CEO at ATL and Chairman at ATL RE, commented: “We’re delighted to be welcoming Marcelo to the growing ATL RE leadership team. His experience and in-depth knowledge of the Latin America and Carribean markets will be invaluable in driving ATL RE’s growth across the region.”

Marcelo Podawacz, Director and Head of Property at ATL RE, added: “I’m excited to be joining such a distinguished and ambitious team at ATL RE. Together, I have no doubt that we can provide our clients with a first-class service that is synonymous with ATL’s wider reputation around the world.”

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About ATL

ATL Marine & Energy is a fully accredited Lloyd’s broker, specialising in all forms of commercial insurance. Established in January 2014, we are a young, dynamic and independent business owned by our directors and staff. Our prime objectives are to provide our clients with a distinctive personal service, technically sound advice and tailor-made insurance products to meet their specific needs and requirements. Although a youthful business, our directors and senior staff have spent their careers in the commercial insurance sector where they have acquired a wealth of experience and expertise.

ATL is an international business with fully staffed offices in London, Madrid and Miami with clientele that range from Latin America to the Far East. Our principals are multi-lingual, and we place insurance worldwide into the London and International insurance markets.