Beazley bolsters European financial lines team with Hiscox, Aon hires

Specialist insurer Beazley has appointed two financial lines underwriters at the company's hub for continental Europe in Barcelona.

Francisco Alcaide joins Beazley following eight years at Hiscox in Spain, where, most recently, he was a senior underwriter in the professional risks team. He also managed the insurer's relationships with several broker networks. Alcaide began his career in insurance at AIG Spain where he spent four years as a financial lines underwriter.

In his new role, Alcaide will be responsible for launching Beazley's e-trading platform for speciality products in Spain - MyBeazley - and developing the SME Spanish book.

Alexander van Nierop joins Beazley following a decade at Aon in the Netherlands, where his most recent roles were as broker director and cyber broking solutions leader, which he held for two years.

Van Nierop will be responsible for developing Beazley's specialty book of business in Benelux, working closely with local brokers and producers from his network.

Lorena Segovia, Beazley's financial lines regional manager for continental Europe, said: "Our growth strategy in Europe continues to gather pace and we are very pleased to welcome Francisco and Alexander to the team. At Beazley we've been expanding our specialist product offering and bringing on board experienced individuals whose product, territory and segment knowledge and strong market relationships will support our ambitions."

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