Neon hires former Mitsui Sumitomo exec as head of casualty

Neon, the specialist Lloyd’s insurer, has appointed Andrew Dougall to the newly created role of executive underwriter: head of casualty.

Dougall joins after nearly a decade at Lloyd's insurer Mitsui Sumitomo where he was most recently Head of Underwriting Property & Casualty. Prior to Mitsui, he spent seven years at CNA Insurance Company, where latterly he was responsible for European Casualty operations across the London Market, UK Regions, France, Germany and Denmark.

Dougall will report to Darren Lednor, the company’s chief underwriting officer.

The company said Dougall will focus on enhancing Neon’s broker distribution and generating new business opportunities, classes and niche portfolios.

Martin Reith, chief executive officer of Neon, said: “I am delighted to announce yet another outstanding hire and welcome Andrew to Neon. Having strong relationships aligned to knowledge and experience is essential in today’s market and I’m confident that Andrew’s well-established reputation and industry expertise will drive growth in our Casualty business and more broadly.

“His hire is yet further evidence of Neon’s ability and ambition to provide a platform for the industry’s best talent as our transformation gains momentum and I look forward to working with him.”