Sompo International appoints Iberia head of property

Sompo International has announced the appointment of Jesús García Matas as head of property insurance for Iberia.

He will be based in Sompo International’s new Madrid office and report to Jamie Cañellas, country manager insurance, Iberia.

“I’m delighted that Jesús has joined our team,” said Cañellas. “With his diverse background and extensive product and market expertise, we’re well positioned to strengthen and build relationships with clients throughout Iberia and deliver solutions that meet their needs.”

García Matas brings a decade of broad insurance industry experience to this role, spanning property & energy underwriting, multinational programs and claims. He has managed both underwriting and claims teams in the Iberian and Latin American (LatAm) regions and joins Sompo International from Generali Insurance, where he was most recently the head of claims Iberia & LatAm.