Ascot News

People Moves: Garrison Heads Navigators Wholesale; Trochey Joins Ascot; AXA Environmental Adds 3; Allianz Names Houlihan

The Hartford Names Garrison Head Of Navigators Wholesale The Hartford has named Michael Garrison as head of Wholesale for Navigators, a brand of The Hartford. Garrison will lead the strategic direction, growth, and underwriting for the business, as well as …

People Moves: Arch’s Kashuba, TransRe’s Robinson to Ascot; Marsh’s Little to MS Amlin; Allianz’ Schaefer to Howden

These international People Moves detail new hires at two Lloyd’s insurers (Ascot and MS Amlin) and broker Howden. A summary of these appointments follows here. Insurer Ascot Group announced the expansion of its U.S. facultative reinsurance capabilities with the appointment …

People Moves: New Hires at Maryland Insurance Administration, Ascot; Millers Mutual Promotes Begyn

Ascot Appoints Lillegard as Group Chief Actuary Ascot has appointed Matthew Lillegard as group chief actuary. He will be responsible for leading the overall Ascot Group actuarial functions and will work in close collaboration with colleagues across Ascot’s underwriting, risk, …

Ascot Promotes Thompson to CEO, Bermuda, as Berger Retires

Ascot announced the promotion of Ian Thompson to chief executive officer, Bermuda. Thompson will assume leadership of Ascot’s multi-faceted business on the island, which includes specialty insurance, reinsurance and alternative capital capabilities underwritten from the group’s “A”-rated Bermudian platform. The …

Ascot Names S&P’s Guijarro as U.S. Chief Risk Officer

Specialty insurer Ascot announced the appointment of Steve Guijarro as U.S. chief risk officer and group head of Exposure Management. Guijarro will have primary responsibilty for Ascot’s enterprise risk management function in North America. In addition to his CRO duties, …

Ascot Starts E&S Casualty Unit for U.S.; Welcomes AXA’s Roy as Senior VP

Specialty insurer Ascot has started an Excess & Surplus Casualty division for the U.S. and appointed Matthew Roy as senior vice president for the new wholesale unit. Writing exclusively on a wholesale basis, the division will focus on middle market …

New Lloyd’s Syndicate-in-a-Box Created to Insure Transport of Future COVID-19 Vaccine

Lloyd’s, the specialist insurance and reinsurance market, announced the creation and in principle approval of its newest “syndicate-in-a-box,” Syndicate 1796,* set up to insure the storage and transportation of a COVID-19 vaccine – once it is developed – to emerging …

Zaffino Exits Everest to Join Ascot as Group President

Ascot has announced the appointment of Jonathan M. Zaffino as group president. He will oversee the organization’s U.S. and Bermuda platforms and will also have executive responsibility for Ethos Specialty, a managing general underwriter in the U.S. market. Zaffino has …

Ascot Appoints Walter as Executive VP and Head of Cyber & Commercial E&O

Ascot has appointed Drew Walter as executive vice president and head of Cyber & Commercial E&O. Also joining the team are Tracy O’Hara, Abigail Oliver, Greg Garijanian and Ben Mancuso. Based in New York, Walter will build a business writing …

Greene to Head Ascot Management Liability, Financial Institutions Group in Atlanta

Ascot has appointed Crystal Greene as senior vice president, head of Management Liability. Greene will lead Ascot’s commercial directors and officers (D&O) and related product business in the U.S from Atlanta. She joins Ascot with 25 years of experience – …