Miller launches new private client offering with trio of hires

Re/insurance broker Miller has announced its entry into the private client market with the appointment of three high net worth specialists from rivals.

Katie Small, Nick Gavin-Powell and Michelle Suckling will join Miller in Q2 2021 to form a new team dedicated to delivering the new offering.

Small is said to have extensive experience in the sector having formed insurance brokerage MWA which was subsequently sold to RK Harrison in 2012. She was then head of the combined RK Harrison Private Wealth and Hyperion Private Client, Fine Art and Specie business following the acquisition of RK Harrison by Hyperion in 2015. She will be head of Miller’s new private clients team.

Gavin-Powell joins Miller from Aon where he was most recently head of private clients. Prior to that, he was divisional director at Howden, and has over 20 years of experience in the sector.

Suckling has also worked for almost 20 years in the market with positions at RK Harrison in its private clients team and more recently at Zurich.

James Hands, co-head of special risks at Miller, said: “We are delighted that Katie, Nick and Michelle will be joining Miller to drive our expansion in the High Net Worth sector, a key area of growth for Miller. Our new offering will provide our clients with our usual best-in-class approach, providing reassurance that their most valuable assets are protected.”