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(L to R) James Skeggs, Donald Black, Paul Savva and Stuart Daffin
11 October 2019 Insurance

Specialist MGA Thames expands team with Munich Re, MS Amlin hires; opens London office

Thames Underwriting, a niche construction and commercial lines MGA, has established a new office in London with the appointment of four senior underwriters from Munich Re, MS Amlin, Pen Underwriting and Coast Underwriting.

Stuart Daffin and Paul Savva will be based in the company's new Leadenhall Street office, while James Skeggs and Don Black will join the firm's commercial combined/property team based in its existing Leigh on Sea headquarters.

Daffin joins as construction new business underwriter. Prior to his most recently role HSB Engineering (Munich Re), he has previously worked at both AXA and Allianz.

Savva has spent 13 years at Pen Underwriting and will also underwrite construction business for Thames.

Skeggs moves from Coast Underwriting where he worked for four years, having previously spent almost 10 years at Towergate.

Black, a 40-year veteran of the insurance industry, joins from MS Amlin.

According to Keith Syrett, director at Thames Underwriting, the opening of the London office is an important step for the MGA. He said: “Since establishing the business almost ten years ago, we’ve focused on a plan of sustainable and profitable growth around our core areas of niche underwriting expertise. Now, as a result of this focus and with the support of our growing network of broking partners, we have taken the important next step in our development. We believe having an underwriting presence in EC3 is a significant stage in our growth journey.

“I’m pleased to be bringing in established and respected underwriters of Stuart and Paul’s reputation. They will be integral to the success and future development of the London office and I am looking forward to working with them.”

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