Management Team

Giuseppe Pancucci

Giuseppe Pancucci

Chief Operating Officer

Giuseppe Pancucci is UnipolRe’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) since June 2022. Having joined UnipolRe in 2017 as Technology Manager he was promoted to Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in 2020. He will be a significant contributor now at Board level as well as in all other leadership fora. In his new role, he continues to retain responsibility for technology strategy and key deliverables including strategic delivery planning, ensuring best value for investment in IT, ensuring best practice IT security as well as management governance and risk within the function. He also now assumes a significant expansion of his corporate responsibilities to include Claims and Human Resources. Both functions will gain from the insight and sponsorship of Giuseppe’s including his previous ‘C’ level and board level experience in the continued development of UnipolRe. All of these responsibilities are in the context of the UnipolRe business strategy and the primacy of meeting and surpassing client expectations. Giuseppe also brings a wealth of experience from different companies and sector across various geographies. He has extensive experience working as a consultant both for Bain and Co, and Ernest and Young. In Italy he was employed by Arkymede in their significant and public sector and utility projects as well as having experience with AXA and MPS Group

Simone Zollia

Simone Zollia

Chief Risk Officer

Simone Zollia has been with UnipolRe for 5 years working in the Underwriting Department supporting UnipolRe Clients in areas such as telematics and parametric products. Simone has also assisted cedants in capital optimization. Prior to joining UnipolRe Simone worked at UnipolSai Assicurazioni in their Risk Management Team, providing valuable support during the Partial Internal Model approval. As an expert in the validation process, he was involved in the definition of Solvency II Validation Framework and in the presentation of the validation report to the Supervisor Authority in Italy (IVASS). Prior to this, Simone worked in the SAS Institute (Statistical Analysis System – Software House) within Risk Management Solutions for several years. Simone holds a Master’s in Economics and Finance from the Venice International University, Italy, and a Bachelor’s in Economics with a specialization in the stock market from Cá Foscari University, Venice, Italy

John Scully

John Scully

Chief Underwriting Officer

John Scully is Chief Underwriting Officer at UnipolRe. He joined UnipolRe as an Underwriter in 2019 to further develop UnipolRe’s portfolio of European property business. Prior to this John was a Treaty Underwriter at Transatlantic Reinsurance Company in London where he was predominantly focused on underwriting International Property, Aviation & Space and Personal Accident treaties. John holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Insurance & European Studies from the University of Limerick, Ireland. He is a member of the Chartered Insurance Institute

Alison Farrelly

Alison Farrelly

Head of Claims

Alison joined UnipolRe in 2022 as Head of Claims. In her role, Alison is leading the UnipolRe claims team and is responsible for claims reporting including trend analysis to the Board and Risk Committee. She is the point of referral and centre of knowledge for customers (insurers, intermediary, policyholders) and internal stakeholders around claims. Alison brings a wealth of experience in complex claims management. Prior to joining UnipolRe, she was employed by IPB Insurance CLG since 2004 in various claims handling roles at progressively more senior levels. Her previous role in Complex Claims involved direct responsibility for the management of some of the company’s most challenging and complex claims. Alison’s portfolio experience is broad ranging from cyber risk, employment law and professional indemnity to multimillion euro catastrophic injury claims and complex property-based liability claims. She had significant responsibility in terms of reinsurance liaison and management for claims which fell to reinsurance.  Alison also has experience in high profile criminal defence cases. Alison holds a B.A in Economics from University College Dublin and a B.A in Law from Technological University Dublin. She is a member of the Insurance Institute of Ireland.

Giuseppe Distratis

Giuseppe Distratis

Interim Chief Financial Officer

Giuseppe Distratis joined UnipolRe in 2009 as finance professional. He has supported UnipolRe in areas such as accounting, taxation, statutory and solvency II reporting. He has contributed to the redesigning of the finance function and its processes.Prior to this, he worked in Italy as business analyst, helping companies to implement ERP systems and streamline processes in the finance area, investments, manufacturing and HR management. Giuseppe holds a Master’s Degree in Economics and Commerce from the Universita’ di Torino and is a CIMA qualified accountant (ACMA, CGMA).