Allied World lures Zurich execs

Re/insurer Allied World has expanded its casualty team within its global markets division with the appointments of James Emerton as vice president and Martin Fisher as assistant vice president.

Both Emerton and Fisher will be based in London and will be responsible for expanding the UK and international corporate business.

Emerton joins the firm from Zurich, where he spent nine years working as a senior underwriter within the global corporate casualty and product recall teams with a focus on driving profitable growth while improving performance.

Fisher also joins from Zurich, where most recently he served as a senior casualty underwriter responsible for underwriting a large renewal portfolio comprised of domestic, multinational, multi‐line and captive insurance programmes.

Denis Burniston, senior vice president of general casualty for Allied World global markets, said: “James and Martin are great additions to our current casualty team and will allow us to continue expanding in London and Europe more broadly.

“They both have extensive experience in the industry and a wealth of knowledge that will be valuable to our growth going forward.”