1 July 2015 Insurance

Castel lures Amlin exec

Castel Underwriting Agencies, the club-style managing general agent (MGA) formation platform, has appointed James Nugent as its first chief underwriting officer.

Nugent will lead all underwriting related activities at Castel including the development of new teams, the review of underwriting strategy and the performance of the existing cells.

He joins from Amlin where he served as head of underwriting performance and was responsible for underwriting performance, governance and quality assurance.  His insurance career spans over 35 years, 25 years of which were spent with Amlin.

Mark Birrell, chief executive officer of Castel, said: “Castel is growing quickly and our new business pipeline is very strong. It is therefore very important to strengthen our central management team in order to ensure our teams have the expert support they need.

“James’ appointment as CUO will help us to recruit the market’s best insurance entrepreneurs and ensure underwriting discipline is maintained as new cells launch and grow.”

Nugent said: “I was attracted to Castel by the opportunity to support the insurance industry’s emerging entrepreneurs. Innovation underpinned by sound underwriting discipline has always formed the cornerstone of new insurance businesses, but the flexibility of Castel’s club-style platform now makes it easier to bring plans to fruition.”

Castel was launched in October 2013 to provide underwriters with stable capacity and a fast-track route to creating their own businesses. To date Castel has launched Altitude Risk Partners, an aerospace cell, and Newbridge, a political risk cell. Additional cell launches are planned during 2015.

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