Chartis, a property-casualty and general insurance company, has named Thomas Scherer senior vice president and general counsel. In this role, he will be responsible for Chartis’ worldwide legal operations.

Most recently, Scherer worked for seven years at Swiss Re Group, where he served as special litigation counsel and chief compliance officer. While at Swiss Re, he also served as chief operating officer and general counsel for the financial markets division and group deputy general counsel. Prior to Swiss Re, Scherer worked at Morgan Stanley in New York as compliance director and managing director, and in Hong Kong as compliance director, litigation counsel, and vice president for Morgan Stanley Asia Limited.