As it gears up for the next phase of its push into the UK’s commercial lines market, MMA Insurance has announced a wave of new appointments and promotions to expand its commercial underwriting team.
Brian Johnston has been promoted to Senior Regional Underwriter in the Glasgow Regional Underwriting Team. Brian has demonstrated exceptional capability in developing the Scottish business, and is now in a position to accelerate growth even further.
In the Manchester Regional Underwriting Team, Sally Chamberlain has been promoted to Regional Underwriter. Sally joined MMA three years ago as Assistant Underwriter, a role in which she achieved strong new business figures and completed her Cert CII examination.
The Newcastle Regional Underwriting Team appointed Irene McFarlane with immediate effect to fill the vacant position of Senior Regional Underwriter. Irene has 15 years’ experience in the Newcastle market and was previously employed in a variety of underwriting, management and broking roles with RSA, Ecclesiastical and Towergate.
Matthew Giles joins the Reading Regional Underwriting Team with immediate effect as Senior Regional Underwriter. Matthew arrives from Axa where he has significant commercial underwriting experience in the SME and mid-corporate areas. He was previously employed with Zurich, Aviva and RSA in London and the South East of England.
In addition, Mike Clothier’s central Commercial Lines Underwriting Team in Reading has appointed Nick Dinsdale to join with immediate effect as Portfolio Underwriting Manager. Nick has worked for QBE over the last 12 years in a variety of positions, with responsibilities across both technical and team management roles. He has also worked in claims, corporate risks underwriting, property division underwriting management and most recently underwriting management of both QBE’s SME book and Evergreen.
The moves come as MMA prepares for the latest developments in its commercial lines offering due this autumn.
Paul Hodgson, Underwriting Director, Commercial, at MMA said:
“These appointments show a commercial lines team really shifting up a gear. We’re attracting some excellent people and giving them the opportunity to build MMA’s commercial offering across the country. These moves also allow us to build real strength in depth into our regional teams.
“It’s been three years since we launched MMA as a highly credible alternative to the other major commercial lines insurers. Right now we are reviewing the progress we’ve made and are preparing for the next phase of our drive. We’re in the middle of a major piece of research now and the results of this will feed into announcements later this year.”
Source : MMA
