11 November 2014 Insurance

Allied World hires RSA exec

Allied World Assurance Company has appointed Neil Lightbown as chief underwriting officer of its global markets segment.

Lightbown joins Allied World from RSA Insurance Group in London where he served most recently as group global specialty lines director.

In his new role, Lightbown will oversee underwriting governance for all lines of business within the global markets segment and assist in developing strategic initiatives and product capabilities for the segment.

He will be based in Allied World’s London office and will report to Julian James, who will serve as president, global markets, and to Michael Hoffmann, who will serve as worldwide chief underwriting officer for Allied World’s insurance operations, both effective December 31, 2014.

James said: "Our growing international footprint combined with our recently announced RSA transaction reflect our commitment in key markets throughout Europe, Latin America and the Asia Pacific region as vital to our future success.

“Our focus has been – and remains – clear: to grow our product suite, invest in distribution relationships and recruit and retain the most knowledgeable and experienced underwriting talent in the market. We are delighted that Neil is joining our team to help us to take the business forward to the next stage of its development.”

Hoffmann said: “We look forward to Neil joining Allied World. He has over 30 years’ experience in the international insurance markets and will add value to our already strong underwriting teams as well as to our growing regional leadership and worldwide risk team.”

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