Brit Insurance buys HCC unit

Brit Insurance has reached agreement with HCC to acquire the Criminal Justice Services Operations team from HCC International Insurance Company. The team, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, is led by Mike Davis, who joins Brit as vice president.

“We had been looking to expand into the criminal justice services sector in the US for some time,” said Matthew Wilson, CEO of Brit Global Specialty. “We now have a team with the experience and expertise necessary to capitalise on the favourable rating environment in the sector, and I am absolutely delighted to welcome them to Brit.

“We see this business as a natural extension of our existing US footprint and accretive to our US specialty underwriting offering. These appointments demonstrate our commitment to attracting high-quality speciality underwriting talent to Brit Global Specialty.”