SiriusPoint plucks former MS Amlin/Hiscox exec for top London US casualty role

Global specialty re/insurer  SiriusPoint has recruited a senior executive from Chord Re, with MS Amlin and Hiscox pedigree, to grow its London US casualty book of business, which was previously led by Phil Wooldridge.

David Rees has been appointed as its new head of London US casualty, where he will focus on growing SiriusPoint’s casualty treaty reinsurance book.

Rees has more than two decades of insurance underwriting experience. He most recently served as the head of casualty at Chord Re. Prior to that, Rees was a senior underwriter at MS Amlin, where he worked for nearly 13 years, and previously held various roles within the Hiscox Group.

Wooldridge joined SiriusPoint in 2022 as head of London US casualty from MS Amlin Syndicate, where he spent 12 years in various roles, most recently as chief underwriting officer, reinsurance. He was previously at Argo Group as a US liability class underwriter and started his career as a liability underwriter at Faraday in London.

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