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Liberty appoints senior war and terrorism underwriter
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) has appointed Jennie Beard to the new role of senior underwriter war and terrorism.
Based in LSM’s London headquarters, Ms Beard will report to Paul Beattie, underwriting manager war & terrorism.
Ms Beard joins from Sompo Canopius, where she was co-head of its London-based Terrorism team, writing a diverse global account including major corporate clients.
Arthur J Gallagher hires mining specialist
Insurance brokerage and risk management firm Arthur J Gallagher has hired mining specialist Stuart Hill as a director to strengthen its global mining and property capabilities.
Mr Hill was previously a partner in JLT Specialty’s mining practice having joined the firm in 2010, with territorial client experience stretching from South Africa and Africa to Latin America and Australia.
Mr Hill will be based in London and report to Neil Stewart, managing director of global & corporate, which provides comprehensive cross-class risk and insurance support to corporate businesses on a global basis.
In his new role at Arthur J Gallagher, Mr Hill will focus on business development, client servicing, account management and placement.
Standard Syndicate 1884 hires reinsurance head from Lloyd’s
Charles Taylor-managed Standard Syndicate 1884 has appointed Ian Smith to the role of hull class underwriter, and Courtney Naylor as head of reinsurance.
Mr Naylor joins from Lloyd’s where he worked in their outwards reinsurance team, providing oversight of syndicates, including 1884. Prior to joining Lloyd’s, he was reinsurance manager at ERS where he was responsible for the placement of three classes of business and for all operational functions including RI recoveries.
Mr Smith has nearly 30 years of experience in the marine market in London gained across both the Lloyd’s and company markets. He was recently at Navigators Syndicate in the role of head of hull & war. Prior to that, he worked at Novae where he was responsible for expanding the overall book of hull business as well as introducing yacht and war/piracy business. He has previously worked at Markel International, Royal & Sun Alliance, Euclidian Syndicate and Cox Insurance.
Syndicate 1884 provides a range of marine, selective non-marine property and cyber insurance covers to the marine and marine energy industry sectors.
AmTrust at Lloyd’s adds cyber innovation underwriter
AmTrust at Lloyd’s (ATL) has appointed Rachel Carter as cyber innovation underwriter, based in London.
Ms Carter will work with the cyber underwriting team on the development of new cyber offerings and the enhancement of existing products. She will also focus on product wording and educational initiatives helping the business and their partners with an understanding of cyber threats.
Before joining AmTrust, Ms Carter ran a consulting business focusing on terrorism and cyber insurance innovation. She has worked with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Pool Re, Lloyd’s, Tokio Marine Kiln and was a subject matter specialist for Cambridge University Centre for Risk Studies.
She also co-founded and currently manages the Journal of Terrorism and Cyber Insurance.
Ms Carter will report to Matt Northedge, head of cyber, AmTrust at Lloyd’s, working with underwriters Laura Pennick and Adam Holdgate, both of whom joined the AmTrust at Lloyd’s team in the last year.
Price Forbes hires Hansen to expand renewable energy offering
Price Forbes has appointed Poul Hansen as head of renewable energy to lead the expansion of its renewable energy offering.
Mr Hansen joins from JLT Specialty, where he was most recently senior partner and head of renewable energy. Prior to that he spent 13 years as a broker at Danish intermediary Optica, specialising in renewable energy business.