JLT lures Aon cyber head

JLT Specialty has appointed Sarah Stephens as head of cyber, technology & media errors and omissions (E&O).

She will assume the newly created role in January 2015, and will be responsible for growing the practice, developing industry specific and market leading propositions to help meet the current and future needs of JLT’s clients.

Stephens will join from Aon where she was head of cyber & commercial E&O for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Prior to this role, she spent seven years with Aon’s US cyber and E&O practice group.

Mark Wood, head of JLT Specialty’s financial lines group, said: “We are strongly committed to this exciting and developing area of insurance. Sarah’s appointment adds further experience and expertise to JLT Specialty’s financial lines team in London. ”