Board and leadership appointments
at Allianz Commercial

Shanil was appointed to the Board of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty in January 2022 as Chief Underwriting Officer (Corporate), subsequently becoming Chief Underwriting Officer in 2023.

Shanil joined AGCS in 2016 as Country Manager for New Zealand. In 2018, he relocated to Munich to take on the role as Global Head of Commercial for Financial Lines before assuming the global leadership of full Financial Lines team at AGCS in 2019. Prior to joining Allianz, Shanil spent 14 years with AIG, and held a number of increasingly senior Financial Lines regional leadership roles in Auckland, Johannesburg, Paris and London. A New Zealand national, Shanil graduated in Business and Finance at the University of Canterbury.

Vanessa was appointed as the Global Head of Financial Lines at Allianz Commercial in June 2022, adding responsibility for Cyber in June 2024.

A senior insurance underwriting leader with over 20 years in the industry in both the U.S. and the U.K., Vanessa joined Allianz from Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, where she was Country Manager, UK, and Head of Executive and Professional Lines UK. Previously, she spent 15 years in a variety of increasingly senior roles in AIG and AIG subsidiary Lexington Insurance Company, including Head of PI and Cyber UK, and Commercial Institutions Manager. Vanessa holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from

Jenise was appointed as Regional Head of Property North America in May 2021.

She joined Allianz in 2015 on the Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) team based in New York, with a focus on Corporate Property and Capital Solutions, before moving to the Property team in 2021. Jenise is a seasoned leader who, prior to joining Allianz, spent almost nine years with Zurich Insurance Company in progressively more responsible roles, including as an underwriter with both the Primary Casualty business and the Strategic Risk Solutions Group. Jenise holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Risk Management from

Jarrod joined Allianz Commercial in February 2023 as Regional Head of Financial Lines, North America.

He joined Allianz from Chubb where he was Chief Operating Officer, North American Financial Lines. Prior to this, he served in a variety of senior roles, including Executive Vice President, within Financial Lines for Chubb for nearly 14 years. Before Chubb, Jarrod held leadership roles with AIG in New York and The Lexington Insurance Company where he managed the Lloyd's of London Operation for AIG in the United Kingdom. He holds an MBA in Finance from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, a JD from the Cardozo School of Law and a BA in Economics from Emory University.

Gabrielle (‘Gabby’) joined Allianz Commercial in April 2023 as Global Head of ESG & Sustainability Solutions.

She joined Allianz from Zurich Insurance Group where she was Global Head of Sustainability for Commercial Insurance and Group Underwriting since April 2020. She started at Zurich in 2011 and subsequently held several leadership positions in Claims and Finance. Previously, she worked in roles spanning corporate tax, pricing, financial planning and M&A transaction services at Deloitte, General Motors and KPMG. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Geology from the University of Edinburgh and is a UK qualified accountant with the ICAEW. She was named one of Business Insurance's Women to Watch in 2023.