XL Group has appointed David Guest as underwriting manager, crisis management, Asia.
“David, now based in Singapore, is the latest addition and a key member of our new crisis management unit,” said Stephen Ashwell, chief underwriting officer, crisis management, XL Group.
“He is charged with building a talented team and growing XL Group’s crisis management product offering in the Asia Pacific region.
“He has extensive experience of helping clients globally understand and identify the risks their businesses face. He has real expertise in assisting clients in making decisions about how to best manage, mitigate and insure these risks.
Guest joins XL Group from Hiscox where he held the position of global product head, war, terrorism and political violence. He was a long-standing member of the Lloyd's Market Association Terrorism and Political Violence Panel on which he has served as deputy chairman.
He will report to Ashwell, who joined XL Group earlier in the year to head up the company’s new crisis management team.