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IGI hires Barbican’s Sullivan for downstream energy portfolio

International General Insurance Holdings (IGI) has hired Barbican’s Marc Sullivan as class underwriter for downstream energy.

 

McGill builds energy and power team with RKH Specialty’s Oliveira

Expansive broking start-up McGill and Partners has appointed Ana Oliveira as a partner within its London-based energy and power team.

 

Leadership appointment reinforces growth ambitions for Lloyd’s Register Energy business

Lloyd’s Register (LR), the specialist energy consultancy, has appointed Yvo Jansen as Global Business Development Director as the company underlines its focus on new market capabilities after re-shaping its Energy business last year.

 

LR has secured a number of recent major contract wins, including project management consultancy for India’s largest exploration programme and a multi-million-pound win for well operations in Mexico. Multiple offshore and onshore asset owners have also awarded contracts to LR for risk management consultancy, asset integrity, maintenance optimisation and AllAssets, LR’s proprietary asset performance and risk management software solution.

 

Yvo’s appointment will help LR continue to drive international business growth and market sector development, including the deployment of new portfolio services and solutions including OPEX and renewable energy. He will focus on building long-term partnerships with clients and ensuring high-quality delivery across the company’s breadth of capabilities, which cover the full asset lifecycle from concept to decommissioning.

 

This offering includes clean energy solutions, such as renewables and transition services; project management for exploration and drilling campaigns; technology verification and the development of sophisticated asset performance and maintenance optimisation strategies and software.

 

A mechanical engineer by trade, Yvo previously held roles as Chief Executive at Bureau Veritas, Group Managing Director for Escher, Director at Prysmian Group and several senior management positions with Raytheon and Stork Comprimo (Worley).

 

With 26 years’ leadership and management experience, much of which has been spent in energy and petrochemicals, digital and software, engineering and construction, and industrial and oil and gas advisory, testing, inspection and certification, Yvo’s track record and skill set are strong assets to LR as it shapes up for continued growth in 2020 and beyond.

 

Yvo takes on a global remit with LR’s Energy business, based primarily in London with frequent time spent in LR’s international offices.

 

MGAA MD Staddon to retire

Managing director of the UK’s Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA), Peter Staddon, will retire at the end of June this year.

 

MGAA overhauls board as Earle and Birrell step down

The Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA) has added Chris Harman of Resolution Underwriting and Lyndsey Thompson of Incorporated Insurance Group to its board.

 

London broker start-up LPR adds to expanding marine team

Newly formed Lloyd’s broker Lilley Plummer Risks has swooped on former Channing Lucas & Partners (CLP) producer Alastair Baird and Meridian broker Irene Iordanopoulou to expand its burgeoning marine business.