Pioneer strengthens political violence offering with appointment of Mark Kelsey
Pioneer Underwriters (‘Pioneer’) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Kelsey as an underwriter in the Pioneer Political Violence team.
Kelsey has nine years of experience in the specialty political violence space and joins from Advent Underwriting, where he was a terrorism and political violence underwriter. Prior to that, he served in a similar role at Aspen.
Graeme Rayner, Group Director of Underwriting said: “Pioneer’s priority remains to strengthen our niche product offering, to provide value to our capital partners through access to excellent distribution and underwriting services. Mark is a great talent and will provide a significant boost to our team. I would therefore like to warmly welcome him to Pioneer.”
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For further information, please contact:
Haggie Partners
Peter Rigby
+ 44 20 7562 4444
Becky Young
+ 44 20 7562 4444
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About Pioneer
Pioneer Underwriters, the underwriting group within Minova Insurance Holdings Ltd, operates Pioneer Syndicate 1980, which launched on 1 January 2018 with gross premium income of £238m underwriting a broad cross-section of business including Property, Casualty, Marine and Energy. As a Group, Pioneer manages in excess of £350m of premium through 23 underwriting teams across Property, Marine and Casualty classes. Pioneer underwrites via over 25 facilities operating through Lloyd’s and Non-Lloyd’s platforms. Pioneer has delegated authority arrangements with 29 markets, TOBA’s with 130 London and overseas brokers and nationwide distribution capability across the US.
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