Hamilton hires former Navigators underwriter as head of marine

Hamilton Underwriting, the managing agency of Syndicate 3334 and the Lloyd’s operations of Hamilton Insurance Group, has appointed Mark Appleton as head of marine liability.

Appleton has 21 years of industry experience, having most recently served as syndicate marine liability class underwriter and energy liability underwriter at The Navigators Group.

He has also held positions at Smith Bilbrough, Shipowners’ P&I Club and the Liverpool & London P&I Club.

Appleton will report to Trevor Carvey, active underwriter and head of treaty at Hamilton Underwriting.

“As we continue to build a diverse and balanced portfolio of business, we see profitable opportunities in Marine and have applied to Lloyd’s for permission to write this class of business in 2017,” said Dermot O’Donohoe, CEO of Hamilton Underwriting.

“I am delighted that we have been able to attract a talented insurance professional like Mark to our team of market-leading underwriters and we look forward to bringing this business to the market in 2017.”