Aon boosts UK & Ireland property reinsurance team with senior hire

Re/insurance broker Aon has appointed Sam Sylvester as a senior property broker in the UK & Ireland and specialty casualty team of Reinsurance Solutions.

Sylvester has almost 20 years’ experience in property reinsurance, both in broking and underwriting. Most recently, he was head of property treaty and D&F at Vibe Syndicate, and has previously held roles at Markel International and Guy Carpenter.

He will report to Catherine Turner, head of UK property Aon's Reinsurance Solutions, who said: “Sam brings a great skillset in underwriting and pricing expertise across many territories. He is highly respected and widely recognised across our client base, and is a terrific addition to our team.”