As part of the continued expansion of its product capabilities, international underwriting agency DUAL has formed a new division to underwrite specialty liability business.
The division will be led by well-known London market figure John Murphy, as Managing Director. Senior underwriters Glenn Marshall and Andrew Pooley also join the team.
Murphy, once he completes his notice period, will report into Russell Kilpatrick, Executive Chairman of DUAL’s UK operations. The team will be based in DUAL’s Leadenhall Street offices with Glenn Marshall already in situ from 5th November.
The division will underwrite across three principal classes: Employers’, Public and Product Liability and will write risks in the UK and worldwide, with limited North American exposures.
John Murphy is a London market veteran with over 35 years’ experience in underwriting liability classes. He started his career at M W Payne Syndicate 386 in the mid-1970’s. Prior to his ten years at Brit, Murphy was Active Underwriter at Syndicates 1156 and 2525 at Lloyd’s. Glenn Marshall’s liability career in Lloyd’s began with Syndicate 386 in 1986 followed by Syndicates 1156 and 2525 before joining Brit Global Specialty. Andrew Pooley has a companies’ market background spanning 27 years having developed liability accounts at The Independent and The Underwriter, among others.
Russell Kilpatrick said: “We are delighted that this consistently high performing team has chosen DUAL. Our turnkey proposition, backed by our 2,000 strong UK and worldwide distribution network, continues to attract talented and profitable underwriters and we look forward to working with John and his team.”
