Diego Coletta Casualty Manager — Chubb Argentina

Professional Summary

Multilingual executive with more than 30 years of experience in P&C Underwriting across Latin America and more than 20 years in management positions with international matrix reporting. Active member of Casualty underwriting teams, with experience leading the execution and delivery of the Latin America regional strategy across different countries.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, critical thinking, and a customer-service orientation. Comfortable working independently as well as in a team environment. Experienced in implementing and overseeing efficient procedures, with a strong work ethic, reporting capabilities, and process optimization.

Professional Experience

Chubb June 2017 – Present (9 years 4 months)
Casualty Manager
Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Responsible for the Casualty Line of Business P&L, leading the Underwriting team.
  • Underwriter and referral point for facultative reinsurance (Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia).
  • Training of local Underwriting and Commercial teams.
  • Identification and optimization of processes and business models.
  • Support for the local P&C Planning process.
Independent Insurance & Re Insurance Consultant March 2016 – January 2018 (1 year 11 months)
Independent Insurance & Reinsurance Consultant
Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Specialized advisory in the insurance and reinsurance sector (life and non-life), focused on risk management.
  • Analysis of the business needs of organizations and personal assets.
  • Identification and optimization of processes and business models, aligning business needs with technology.
  • Agile and efficient adaptation to national and international industry regulations.
  • Design of risk control systems, integrating internal control with risk management functions, procedure review, training, and implementation of new technology tools.
Zurich Insurance Company Ltd. January 2008 – December 2015 (8 years)
Liability Global UW Manager July 2014 – December 2015 (1 year 6 months)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Head of Corporate & Commercial Chile January 2014 – June 2014 (6 months)
Santiago, Chile
  • Led the profitability, growth, and development of GC & Commercial Chile in line with the Latam Corporate strategy.
  • Execution of GC Latin America and GI Chile strategies, identification of growth potential (including cross-selling), and development of strategic relationships with key business partners.
Head of Casualty Latin America January 2009 – December 2013 (5 years)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Led the Casualty Underwriting team and provided technical development/training for underwriters.
  • Defined the underwriting strategy and pursued new business opportunities.
  • Performed technical underwriting reviews (audits) at a regional level.
  • Developed and implemented the underwriting policy to ensure a uniform methodology across the region.
  • Organized and coordinated Casualty seminars for Latin America.
  • Led the annual Casualty planning process.
  • Achievements: created a new specialized Casualty team in Latin America; led the implementation and rate calibration of the CPS (Casualty Pricing Tool); integrated the Risk Engineering department into the regional UW team; implemented new Liability products in Brazil and Mexico (Product Safety & Recall and Environmental); implemented new tools for fast-flow Liability at a regional level.
Head of Liability Latin America January 2008 – December 2013 (6 years)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
XL Insurance July 2001 – December 2007 (6 years 6 months)
Casualty Manager
São Paulo, Brazil
ItauXL Seguros Corporativos 2006 – 2007 (1 year)
Casualty Superintendent
São Paulo, Brazil

Education

  • Universidad del Salvador — Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Capital Markets
    2000 – 2004
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina "Santa María de los Buenos Aires" — Diploma in Web Applications and Computer Programming
    2018 – 2019
  • AAPAS — Life and Property Insurance Advisor (PAS)
    2016 – 2017