Beazley poaches XL Catlin underwriters as it expands fine art capabilities
Insurance firm Beazley is expanding its fine art and specie capabilities through the hire of two Lloyd’s underwriters in the field, Mark Bosshard and Scott Sellick.
Sellick and Bosshard will be joining Beazley in November from XL Catlin.
For the past fifteen years, they worked as underwriters of fine art, general specie, jewellers’ block and cash in transit property risks.
Specie risks, such as bank vault contents, private art collections and art dealers’ inventory also require significant capacity and Beazley will be offering a maximum line size of $100 million in support of this business.
Mark Bernacki, head of Beazley’s property division, said: “The diversification of our property portfolio continues with the hire of two highly respected underwriters who have built, over a long period, the skills and relationships to underwrite these highly specialist classes of business profitably while offering exceptional client service.”
Simon Aitchison, head of the jewellery and specie team, added: “For many years Beazley has been a market leader for jewellers’ block risks. With Scott and Mark on the team, we will be aiming to continue the international expansion of this business while building a strong presence in specie and fine art.
“Private art collectors in particular require flexible cover backed by excellent claims service, both of which we will be well placed to offer.”
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