MSIG at Lloyd’s hires Axa underwriter to boost property

MSIG at Lloyd’s, the international specialty arm of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group, has appointed Martin Eyres as property underwriting manager and promoted Andrew Dougall as head of property/casualty.

Eyres, who will report to Dougall, most recently worked at Axa and CNA Insurance.

Graeme Rayner, chief underwriting officer of MSIG, said: “The appointment of Andrew and the arrival of Martin gives us an opportunity to work our distribution lines more effectively with a more joined up approach to products and markets.  This will play to our advantage in current market conditions as we maximise the ongoing development of our international business, gain best possible value from our regional network and develop our emerging approach to electronic trading via coverholders.”

Eyres said: “The scope of the opportunity, the strength of the platform, the depth of the financial stability and the quality of the people are hugely attractive to me. MSIG at Lloyd’s is a dynamic company with a great service culture, empowered underwriters, excellent risk engineers and an award-winning claims team. This is an organisation that is moving in the right direction and I am hugely positive about the opportunities that lie ahead.”