Miller bolsters international professional risks unit to navigate a 'difficult market'

Re/insurance broker Miller has hired Dominic Leckie and Gareth Jones to further strengthen its UK & International wholesale professional risks team.

Both will be in broking roles, with a focus on professional indemnity (PI) insurance for Miller’s UK and International wholesale/intermediary clients. Leckie will be responsible for growing Miller’s Australia and New Zealand PI portfolio, and Jones will work closely with its existing clients in the UK & Ireland to expand the company's wholesale professional risks strategy in the UK.

Leckie joins from Brunel Professions, and Jones from MGB, an SME UK wholesale PI broker. Both have significant experience of wholesale PI broking in the London market across all professions.

“Gareth and Dom’s knowledge, experience and market influence will help our global intermediary and wholesale clients to navigate these difficult market conditions. These hires further demonstrate our commitment to provide all of our clients with access to first rate service and market solutions within the PI segment,” said Conor Geraghty, head of UK & International wholesale, professional risks.

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