Darren Lednor News

Ariel Re Obtains Approval to Launch Managing Agent at Lloyd’s

Ariel Re, a global reinsurance business with offices in Bermuda, London and Hong Kong, has obtained approval to launch a managing agent at Lloyd’s of London. The new managing agency, Ariel Re Managing Agency (ARMA), will assume the management of …

Neon Names AlphaCat’s Pritchard as Head of Property Reinsurance

Neon has appointed Nick Pritchard as head of Property Reinsurance. Pritchard initially will be based in Neon’s Bermuda office and will oversee the growth of Neon’s property reinsurance operations across both its Bermuda and London offices. The appointment will be …

Neon Appoints McPhee to Newly Created Role of Head of Political Violence

Neon has appointed Gregg McPhee to the newly created role of head of Political Violence. McPhee will join Neon on Oct. 1 2016 and will lead Neon’s existing political violence team, reporting to Darren Lednor, chief underwriting officer of Neon. …

Neon Selects TigerEye for U/W Analytics as It Grows Treaty Reinsurance Book

Neon, the specialist Lloyd’s insurer, announced that it has selected TigerRisk Partners’ TigerEye platform as its pricing and roll-up tool to support the company’s increasing presence in the property reinsurance marketplace. As previously announced, after completing a strategic review of …

Specialist Lloyd’s Underwriter Marketform Announces Senior Appointments

Specialist Lloyd’s underwriter Marketform has announced a number of senior appointments, which are designed to strengthen its leadership team under the new chief executive officer, Martin Reith. With the strategic review of the business nearing completion, the task force, which …

Lloyd’s Underwriter Marketform Appoints Lednor as Chief Underwriting Officer

Specialist Lloyd’s underwriter Marketform announced that Darren Lednor, formerly the active underwriter of Ariel Syndicate 1910 and 6117, has joined as chief underwriting officer. Lednor has been working in the insurance industry for 20 years across both the London and …