Pioneer Underwriters appoints two non-execs

Pioneer Underwriters has appointed Ian Clark and Eamon Brown as non-executive directors.

Clark was previously a senior partner at Deloitte, leading the firm’s insurance merger & acquisition (M&A) and strategy practice. He has over 34 years of experience providing professional services to the insurance industry encompassing insurers, brokers, service providers, investors and regulators.

Brown is an insurance and reinsurance executive with experience spanning over four decades. He is managing director of management consultancy business ESB Advisory, providing strategic advice to the Lloyd’s insurance market. He spent over four years with Lloyd’s of London as senior manager of the franchise performance directorate.

Max Taylor, Pioneer Underwriters chairman, said: “The addition of Ian and Eamon, both well-known and highly respected in our market, brings a wealth of additional expertise to our Board. Ian brings a deep financial understanding of the insurance industry accompanied by excellent leadership, communication and business development skills, while Eamon’s underwriting experience and market knowledge positions him to provide valuable strategic insight.

“I have no doubt that their vast depth of experience and expertise, together with their exceptional industry network, will be of huge value to Pioneer Underwriters’ continuing development.”