Hyperion's Dual appoints new UK & Europe COO from Hiscox

Dual, the specialist underwriting arm of Hyperion Insurance Group, has appointed Rebecca Ince as chief operating officer (COO) of UK & Europe.

Prior to joining Dual, Ince worked at Hiscox for over 18 years in senior roles, most recently as Brexit business solutions lead and CFO/COO of its MGA business unit.

In her new role, Ince will report to Richard Clapham, group CEO of Dual.

“Rebecca brings an in-depth and comprehensive knowledge of the insurance industry to the role of COO, UK & Europe, and her understanding of today’s strategic business challenges makes her a natural fit for us and a valuable addition to our leadership team," said Clapham.

"As the largest international MGA with considerable bench strength, Dual is well positioned to seize on the current market opportunities. Rebecca will play a key role in our strategy, including developing our scalable platform, as we continue to embed technology within the business to drive our ambitious plans.”

He added: “Dual’s vision is to be the best underwriting business. Rebecca’s appointment supports our goal to develop products, services and processes that consistently deliver for our partners.”

Ince said: “This is an exciting time to join Dual, which has a long history of consistent underwriting performance and a strong reputation as the independent home for entrepreneurs. My focus will be on ensuring operational systems and processes allow our underwriting teams continue to provide the highest-quality service to our brokers, capacity providers and clients.”

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