HSB (UK & Ireland) has appointed Mathilda Götz (pictured) as director of strategy and value propositions. She reports to chief executive Andrew Burke and will lead enterprise-wide strategy and proposition development across HSB's three core businesses.
Götz joins from Munich Re, where she spent 16 years in senior strategy, innovation, and business development roles. Her work there spanned cyber risks, artificial intelligence, blockchain-related technologies, and clean energy. She also previously worked with HSB as a strategy consultant on its building warranty propositions.
At Munich Re, Götz established the group's first cyber campaign. She most recently headed strategy and business development for its new and green tech solutions division. Before Munich Re, she held transformation roles at BMW Group and Rodenstock GmbH.
The appointment arrives as engineering insurers adapt to a broader and faster-changing technology risk landscape. Munich Re's Tech Trend Radar 2026, published in April, named AI, cyber resilience, autonomous mobility, and humanoid robotics as the developments most likely to reshape risk assessment and underwriting across the insurance industry.
HSB is already expanding its product lines in response to that shift. The firm's engineering insurance business is experiencing growing demand tied to smart building systems, EV charging infrastructure, AI-dependent manufacturing equipment, and complex electrical installations. These are generating new categories of breakdown risk that standard products have not traditionally addressed.
Götz will work with business leaders across HSB to align strategic priorities and develop client-focused propositions. Burke said her background in strategy and emerging technologies makes her well suited to the role.
In her new role, Götz said she intends to work closely with brokers and distribution partners to understand the challenges they face. She added that the aim is to "develop propositions that help customers respond with confidence" by drawing on HSB's engineering expertise and specialist insurance knowledge.
Götz joins a leadership team that has seen several senior appointments in recent months. HSB also recently appointed a Director of Strategic Partnerships and a new product lead for machinery and technology.
