People Moves: Mosaic Builds Out International Cyber Team; Howden Appoints 19 for Construction Division Across EMEA

Mosaic Expands Cyber Team in UK

Bermuda-based Mosaic Insurance has expanded its cyber-security business line internationally, with the addition of new team members to its UK-based unit.

The specialty insurer began underwriting global cyber coverage from Chicago April 1, just two months after launching with headquarters in Bermuda, a new Lloyd’s Syndicate (1609), and a network of underwriting hubs in the U.S., UK and Asia.

Mosaic’s London cyber team is the product’s first international unit, with more to follow as the company moves into new jurisdictions.

New additions to Mosaic’s cyber-security team in London include:

• George Cole, AVP, underwriter, International Cyber, works with global clients to develop solutions and grow a sustainable cyber portfolio. Previously, he was an assistant underwriter at Occam Underwriting, after completing the Lloyd’s of London Graduate Programme. He is an accredited ACII Chartered Insurer.
• Lucy Barker-Hahlo, junior underwriter, International Cyber, supports the unit and focuses on underwriting of accounts. She previously worked as an assistant underwriter at EmergIn Risk, a Ryan Specialty Group MGA, specializing in cyber, technology, and media for US and international clients.

Both report to James Tuplin, head of International Cyber at Mosaic, who is developing the international cyber portfolio in London, Continental Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. His unit supports the work of Mosaic’s U.S.-based cyber underwriting team, including Yosha DeLong, global head of Cyber, and Brian Dusek, head of Americas Cyber, both in Chicago, and Daisy Lopez, a production specialist in New York.

“With the cyber market rapidly hardening in 2021, and rate increases of between 40 and 50% on average now being seen, we feel this is a perfect time to grow our international cyber team,” said DeLong. “Building on our London unit bolsters our bench strength in market-leading talent and allows us to powerfully grow our global cyber offering.”

Amid rising threats from cyber warfare, data breaches, ransomware and other attacks on system and software, Mosaic’s cyber-security coverage aims to protect diverse industry types from emerging risks. Its cyber teams support clients in both preventing attacks and minimizing damage in the aftermath—from crisis services and legal defense to business interruption and data recovery. Mosaic offers maximum capacity of up to £10 million ($13.6 million), internationally.

Mosaic’s six lines of business launched to date include: transactional liability, cyber, political risk, political violence, financial and professional lines.

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Howden Makes 19 Appointments Across EMEA in Construction Division

Howden, the London-based insurance broker, announced the appointment of 19 new senior construction specialists in London and Dubai. Led by recently appointed Naresh Dade, global head of Construction, and Andrew Harrison Sleap, deputy global head of Construction, the strengthened team will focus on developing bespoke retail and specialty solutions for Howden’s construction clients.

The new hires are:

• Andrew Birt, executive director and head of UK Projects
• Duncan Willcocks, executive director and head of UK Contractors
• David Lyle, executive director and deputy head of UK Contractors
• Neil Higgins, executive director and head of Claims for Construction and Infrastructure Assets
• Paul Tubb, executive director and head of Infrastructure Assets
• Larissa Rosam, divisional director, International Construction
• Martin Hurley, divisional director
• James Crow, divisional director
• Christopher Graves, divisional director
• Steve McGuckin, divisional director, head of Operations
• Nick Sparrow, associate director in Dubai Hub
• Mike Robinson, associate director
• Lizzie Conolly, associate director
• Jessica Lee, associate director
• Matheu Challinor, divisional director, Infrastructure Assets
• Karen O’Donnell, divisional director, Infrastructure Assets
• Nicole Welch, associate director, Infrastructure Assets
• Emma Archer, associate director, Infrastructure Assets
• Jack Gilbert, account executive, Infrastructure Assets

Diving into these appointments, Howden said it has appointed four executive directors: Andrew Birt, head of UK Projects; Duncan Willcocks, head of UK Contractors; David Lyle, deputy head of UK Contractors, and Neil Higgins, head of Claims for Construction and Infrastructure Assets.

Divisional directors Larissa Rosam, Martin Hurley, Christopher Graves and Steve McGuckin will be joining the company in October. Christopher Graves will join the international team in November 2021 and Steve McGuckin will join in Q1 2022 as divisional director and head of Operations. James Crow joined in August from Aon, and will support the team with the retail proposition in the UK.

Separately, the construction division’s associate director bench has been bolstered to include Nick Sparrow, Mike Robinson, Jessica Lee and Lizzie Conolly joining from Marsh JLT. Sparrow joins the division’s Dubai hub, with Robinson, Lee and Conolly based in London.

The recently launched Infrastructure Assets team will onboard divisional directors Karen O’Donnell and Matheu Challinor, and Associate Directors Nicole Welch and Emma Archer in October. They will be supported by Jack Gilbert who joins as an account executive from Aon, where he specialized in PFI/PPP and onshore renewable energy.

This significant investment in talent will strengthen Howden’s existing team focused on international projects. The new hires will join Executive Directors John Perrin and Mark Playle, Divisional Director Robert Webb, Associate Directors Orla Crosara, and Leandro Ramirez, and Connor Martiello, an account handler servicing international clients across Howden’s construction portfolio.

Topics Cyber Construction