Lloyd’s managing agency AEGIS London has promoted Simon Cooper, previously Head of Specialty, to the newly created role of Head of Underwriting Insight.
Cooper will be succeeded by Ben Lockwood who was previously the specialty team’s Deputy Head.
The role of Head of Underwriting Insight has been created to reflect the growing importance of managing data throughout the underwriting process.
Simon Cooper joined AEGIS London in 2012 after 30 years with Atrium Syndicate. He has held positions on a number of Lloyd’s market committees including deputy chairman of the Joint Hull Committee.
Simon Cooper said: “This is a fascinating time for the insurance market as we grapple with digital opportunities and threats. As an underwriter, I’m all too aware that our decisions are frequently based on imperfect knowledge but by deploying data we collect strategically we can radically improve that.”
Stepping into Simon Cooper’s previous role, Ben Lockwood said: “Having had the privilege to be Simon’s deputy, I’m greatly looking forward to the challenge of leading our specialty team. This is an exciting market for specialty classes which AEGIS London is ideally positioned to benefit from.”
Alex Powell, Chief Underwriting Office added: “AEGIS London is always proud to build out its team organically whenever possible. Simon’s role recognises our intent to keep developing our business by investing further in our underwriting knowledge. Ben has been close to the specialty teams for a few years and his promotion bears testament to us fulfilling our development plans.”
