Apollo Syndicate Management, the independent specialist insurer and reinsurer at Lloyd’s, has announced the appointment of Nick Burkinshaw to the newly created position of Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO).
Burkinshaw will be tasked with overseeing the development of Apollo’s underwriting strategy, reporting to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David Ibeson.
He will be supported by Nick Jones, Matthew Newman and Mark Rayner, the active underwriters of the three syndicates under Apollo’s management.
Burkinshaw brings more than 30 years’ underwriting experience to Apollo Syndicate 1969, having most recently served as Chairman of Specialty at Fidelis.
Prior to this, he had an extensive career at Catlin (now AXA XL), initially joining as a marine underwriter in 1992.
While at Catlin, Burkinshaw progressed through a succession of senior positions, including as Group Underwriting Board Director and Active Underwriter between 2003 and 2014.
“Apollo’s strength relies on our market-leading talent driving profitable growth in our areas of specialty,” said CEO Ibeson.
“The role has been created as a result of the growth in size and the variety of classes written and planned to be written in the future,” he continued.
“Nick is a recognised leader in the field, with an outstanding pedigree and track record of quality underwriting and management and will contribute significantly to the development and implementation of our long-term strategy.”
