12 December 2019Insurance

Concord Specialty Risk recruits vice president, tax insurance underwriting

Transactional risk insurance specialist Concord Specialty Risk (Concord) has appointed Matthew Edgette as vice president, tax insurance underwriting. He will be based in New York and will take on a leading role in Concord’s Tax Insurance practice.

For the last two years, Edgette has led tax insurance underwriting for Allied World Insurance Company. Prior to that position, he served as a manager, M&A Tax Services, at KPMG.

David De Berry, CEO of Concord Specialty Risk, said: “Matthew has the requisite knowledge of tax law, underwriting savvy, people skills, and passion to lead Concord’s tax insurance practice during this opportunistic time to expand. We are excited to have the experience, skill set, relationships, and gravitas that Mr. Edgette brings with him.”

Edgette added: “Concord is a well-known pioneer firm in the transactional risk space. I am excited to help grow the company’s tax insurance book and to be working with the best and the brightest at this time of growth in the tax insurance industry. I’m thrilled to be joining the outstanding team at Concord.”

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