Nexus CIFS appoints business writer and underwriting assistant

Nexus CIFS, the specialist trade credit insurance subsidiary of leading independent specialty managing general agent (MGA) Nexus Underwriting Management Group, has appointed Daniel Ismail as business underwriter and Callum Matthews as underwriting assistant.

Ismail joins Nexus CIFS from Euler Hermes UK, where he managed a portfolio of brokers and prospected and underwrote new business with a turnover up to £20 million.

Matthews spent a period of work experience at Nexus CIFS earlier on in the year following his graduation from the University of Sussex with First Class Honours in Business Management.

He will report to James Steele-Perkins, director, single situation credit and political risks, Nexus CIFS. Matthews will support both Steele-Perkins and Adam Clark in the ongoing development and expansion of the firm’s single situation product offering.

Sue Morley, client services director, Nexus CIFS said: “As the company goes from strength to strength I am delighted with these two further additions to the company.

“Danny and Callum respectively bring experience and enthusiasm to their specific roles and their appointments form part of our planned strategy to build a team in depth, extend our reach and capture more business.”

Richard Marriage, managing director of Nexus CIFS said:“Danny is well known to many of our brokers and he will be focusing on new business in the £15 million - £50 million turnover bracket.”