Brit hires US casualty vice presidents from Swiss Re and Redstone

Specialty re/insurer Brit has hired Garick Zillgitt from Swiss Re and Justin Magee from Redstone Underwriters to strengthen its casualty portfolio in the US.

Zillgitt has been appointed as vice president of primary general liability, based in California, and Magee as vice president of excess casualty for Brit Global Specialty USA (BGSU).

Zillgitt brings over 35 years of underwriting experience across various casualty classes. He joins from Swiss Re where he was vice president, responsible for western region territory wholesale produced E&S casualty business. Prior to that, he spent five years at Rockhill Insurance Company, where he developed and launched the general liability E&S business and led the sale of the surety team to AmTrust. Before that, he wrote casualty for QBE Americas, Fireman’s Fund and held roles at brokers Guy Carpenter and Benfield.

Magee joins BSGU from Redstone Underwriters, where he was a senior vice president, focussed on contractors’ general liability. Justin has also held senior casualty underwriting roles at Pioneer Programs Insurance Solutions and Ironshore Insurance. He started his career at Lexington Insurance, underwriting construction risk.

Zillgitt will report to Mark Richards, senior vice president, general liability and Magee to Jon Liening, senior vice president, excess casualty.

Brit said these hires follow a period of sustained growth for BGSU’s casualty and professional lines offering.

Nick Davies, president, Brit Americas, said: “We are pleased to announce two more excellent hires to our well-established US Casualty teams. Justin and Garick bring both extensive experience of successfully writing casualty business, and their market relationships will help drive growth in the segment. Their appointments will build on the strong momentum we have seen in Casualty classes over the last few years.”

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