Starr Insurance companies announced the appointment of Jose Ribeiro as an independent non-executive director for Starr Europe Insurance and Starr Managing Agency.

Based in London Ribeiro brings over three decades of experience in the financial services industry serving in several leadership roles across the spectrum of insurance organisations.

He began his insurance career at AIG in 1986 where he spent eight years before moving to Munich Re. In 2002, he joined Wills Towers Watson as CEO for Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2007 he became director for international markets at Lloyd’s. From 2015 to 2019, Ribeiro was managing director and board member for Asia-Pacific at AM Best.

Jim Herbert, head of Starr’s UK and European operations, said: “We’re fortunate to have someone of Jose’s calibre join our boards. He brings a wealth of experience in client and broker relations around the world and extensive risk-management expertise.”