Beach on lookout for talent to build new transportation portfolio

Re/insurance broking and advisory firm Beach & Associates has recruited another Chesterfield executive to develop its new transportation portfolio, following  Christopher Williamson who joined earlier in July.

Beach has hired James Wells to its wholesale division to focus on developing its transportation business. He is based in Beach’s London office, reporting to John Sutton, CEO of wholesale.

Wells also joins from Chesterfield Insurance Brokers where he was a producing broker with a primary focus on its North American division where he was involved with binding authorities, facilities and online platforms, principally in the transportation related market. He also worked in several other classes of business including casualty, property, marine cargo, fine art, warehousemans’ legal liability and logging/ contractors’ equipment.

Sutton, CEO of wholesale at Beach, said: “We are always on the lookout for highly talented individuals with a range of skills and an entrepreneurial outlook. James has great experience in the transportation market, as well as in facilities and binding authorities; this will help us build a market leading transportation offering and will support our plans to increase the synergies within our Acrisure Partner network.”

Wells commented: “This is an exciting opportunity to establish a portfolio from scratch, within a dynamic company that has a significant and growing distribution network. Starting at Beach amid the Coronavirus pandemic, which is bringing colossal challenges to the truly disrupted global insurance market, we are ready to adapt, learn and come out stronger because of it for the benefit of our clients and markets. I look forward to collaborating with my new colleagues to develop an enhanced transportation offering for our clients and I am excited to hit the ground running and build Beach’s reputation in this sector.”