Marsh JLT Specialty appoints Louise Nevill to lead UK marine & cargo business

Marsh, the insurance broker and risk adviser, has appointed Louise Nevill as chief executive for Marsh JLT Specialty’s UK Marine & Cargo business.

She is expected to join the firm early next year and will report to Paul Moody, UK chief executive, Marsh JLT Specialty and Marcus Baker, global head of Marine & Cargo, Marsh JLT Specialty.
In this role, Nevill will assume overall responsibility for one of the world’s largest marine and cargo insurance broking teams, consisting of over 200 colleagues in London, Norwich, and Birmingham

Nevill will join Marsh from Gard (UK) Ltd, where as vice president she led the marine underwriting team. She was previously the director of underwriting at WRB Underwriting, Lloyd’s Syndicate 1967, where she established the marine business from scratch in 2010. Prior to that, she was head of marine and energy at Talbot Underwriting.

Moody said: “Louise is one of the marine insurance industry’s most respected practitioners and we are delighted to welcome her to the team. Her industry knowledge and insight will be invaluable to our clients and colleagues as we continue to build out our proposition to meet the changing needs of the marine industry.”

Get all the latest re/insurance industry news with our daily newsletter -  sign up here.

Reinsurers set for further earnings erosion  in 2019 – AM Best

Re/insurers await outcome as US legislators revisit TRIA

Berkshire Hathaway starts up casualty and construction insurance in France

Feature:  10 ways insurers are using insurtech to drive new business