Allied World hires Tokio Marine Kiln exec

Allied World Europe has appointed Toby Geyman as assistant vice president of onshore construction.

Geyman will be responsible for underwriting major UK and international onshore construction projects.

Prior to joining Allied World, Geyman served as the construction and engineering underwriter at Tokio Marine Kiln Syndicate 1880 and engineering underwriter at Tokio Marine Global.

Alf Müller, senior vice president, onshore construction, Allied World Europe, said: “Onshore construction is seeing an upturn as economic confidence grows and major construction projects are being commissioned again.

“We are pleased to welcome Toby to the team and believe that the combination of his technical knowledge and underwriting skill will add even greater strength to our offering.”

Julian James, president of Allied World Global Markets, added: “This is another step in our strategy of growing our global markets business by being as relevant as possible for our customers and brokers by offering the right  product suite and hiring the smartest underwriting talent in the market.”