PEMBROKE, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PartnerRe Ltd. today announced that David Zwiener has been appointed to fill a vacancy on its Board of Directors effective July 7, 2009.

Mr. Zwiener, aged 54, is an experienced insurance industry executive. Between 2000 and 2007 Mr. Zwiener was President and Chief Operating Officer of the property and casualty operations at Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. In that role he oversaw one of the ten largest property and casualty insurance companies in the U.S. He also served as a member of Hartford's Board of Directors.

Most recently Mr Zwiener was Chief Financial Officer at Wachovia Corporation where he played a critical role in managing the bank's capital, financial reporting and investor relations. Prior to that he was Managing Director and Co-Head of the financial institutions group of the global private equity firm the Carlyle Group.

PartnerRe's Chairman John Rollwagen today welcomed Mr. Zwiener as a member of PartnerRe's Board.

"The Board is pleased to welcome David to PartnerRe. His extensive senior level experience in both the insurance and financial services areas and in particular his experience and credibility on Wall Street will be invaluable to this company. We look forward to working with him."

PartnerRe Ltd. is a leading global reinsurer, providing multi-line reinsurance to insurance companies. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, also offers capital markets products that include weather and credit protection to financial, industrial and service companies. Risks reinsured include property, casualty, motor, agriculture, aviation/space, catastrophe, credit/surety, engineering, energy, marine, specialty property, specialty casualty, multiline and other lines, life/annuity and health, and alternative risk products. For the year ended December 31, 2008, total revenues were $4.0 billion. At March 31, 2009, total assets were $16.3 billion, total capital was $4.8 billion and total shareholders' equity was $4.3 billion.


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