Insurtech startup Breeze grows team
Digital insurance innovator Breeze, which has developed an online platform specifically for forwarders and logistics companies, has appointed industry veteran Patrizia Kern as its chief insurance officer.
Kern has over 30 years’ experience in senior roles in the marine insurance industry, most recently at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions’ global marine division, where she headed up the unit's cargo and hull business.
Kern is the chair of the Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance (PPMI), an initiative launched in 2021 to accelerate the shipping industry’s decarbonisation, and chairs the Big-Data and Digitalisation Forum and Nominating Committee of the International Union of Marine Insurance (Iumi).
Kern is an advisory board member for the Global Maritime Forum (GMF), Lloyd’s Register, and the ICC Digital Standard Initiative. (cj)