HSB (UK & Ireland) has appointed Mathilda Götz as its new director of strategy and value propositions. Reporting directly to chief executive Andrew Burke, she will oversee enterprise-wide strategy and proposition development across the company’s three core business divisions.
Götz joins HSB after a 16-year career at Munich Re, where she held senior positions in strategy, innovation, and business development. During her tenure, she worked across a range of emerging technology areas, including cyber risk, artificial intelligence, blockchain technologies, and clean energy. She has also previously collaborated with HSB as a strategy consultant, supporting the development of its building warranty propositions.
While at Munich Re, Götz launched the company’s first cyber campaign and most recently served as head of strategy and business development for its new and green technology solutions division. Earlier in her career, she held transformation-focused roles at BMW Group and Rodenstock GmbH.
Her appointment comes as engineering insurers respond to rapidly evolving technology-driven risks. According to Munich Re’s Tech Trend Radar 2026, released in April, artificial intelligence, cyber resilience, autonomous mobility, and humanoid robotics are expected to significantly influence future risk assessment and underwriting practices across the insurance sector.
HSB has already begun expanding its product portfolio to address these changing market demands. The company is seeing increased demand for engineering insurance solutions covering smart building technologies, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, AI-powered manufacturing equipment, and complex electrical systems. These developments are creating new forms of equipment breakdown risk that have not traditionally been covered by standard insurance products.
Götz joins an executive leadership team that has recently been strengthened with several senior appointments, including a director of strategic partnerships and a product lead for machinery and technology.
