Ascent strengthens senior team with CFO hire
Ascent Underwriting today announces the appointment of Rob Harden as chief financial officer, subject to regulatory approval. Harden brings over 20 years of experience in the Lloyd’s and London markets, and joins from the Lloyd’s business of Canopius Group where he was finance director. Having started his career with PwC, Harden has since held a number of senior finance and corporate development roles at Liberty Specialty Markets, Beazley, QBE and Close Brothers plc.
His appointment follows that of James Weatherstone as non-executive chairman in March, after Ascent secured the backing of private equity firm Preservation Capital Partners in January to support its strategic expansion plans. Both will further enhance Ascent’s existing proposition and expansion into complementary lines.
David Umbers, chief executive officer at Ascent, said: “Rob is an exceptionally talented individual with a mix of experience and financial expertise that will help propel Ascent toward its goals. Huge opportunity exists within cyber and other emerging specialty lines. With Rob’s appointment, along with James’ and with Preservation Capital’s backing, the team is ready to take full advantage of that opportunity.”
Harden added: “I am delighted to be joining Ascent at such an exciting time in the development of the business. I look forward to working with David and the team to build further on the success of the business as we embark upon the next phase of our growth journey”.
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Ascent is a Managing General Agent underwriting on behalf of a number of Lloyd’s Syndicates and Insurance Companies. It provides innovative insurance solutions face-to-face, and via a proprietary electronic underwriting platform with a focus on developing insurance products complemented by value-added customer focused service solutions, that include partnering with experts, proactive claims management companies, and its own highly professional claims management team.