Carbon Underwriting Limited (Carbon), the specialist, independent managing general underwriter (MGU) and Lloyd’s syndicate has announced the appointment of Claire Turner, who will join the company as a Property Underwriter.
Turner joins Carbon after working for 25 years at global insurer Chubb. Her most recent position at the company was underwriting international property binders.
Within her new role, Turner will focus on helping to expand Carbon’s existing property book of business as well as new business development.
Addressing her new job role, Turner said: “It is an extremely exciting time to be joining Carbon and I am looking forward to bringing my extensive underwriting experience, insights and strong network of market contacts to help accelerate the business’s growth ambitions.
“I have been hugely impressed with the impact that Carbon has achieved to date, and was attracted to join them by the inclusive and collaborative culture emanating from the forward-thinking and highly energised individuals across the team. The company is a breath of fresh air and I am relishing the value and benefits that our data-driven underwriting approach brings to all parties involved.”
Turner’s appointment is the latest in a series for new hires for Carbon as the company looks to continue transforming the international cover holder market by bringing in exceptional new talent to the business while embracing cutting-edge technology, centred around its bespoke insurtech ecosystem, Graphene – to deliver superior underwriting outcomes for its business partners.
Carbon CEO, Nick Tye, commented: “The quality of our business is testament to the quality of our people, and it is always a pleasure when we attract talent of the calibre of Claire who brings over two decades of highly relevant experience to our underwriting team.
“Our focus is to ensure that we have the right blend of skills across our business to execute our strategy and deliver excellence both to our clients and business partners. I am delighted to welcome Claire to our growing team of entrepreneurial thinkers, and I know that we will benefit enormously from her wealth of international underwriting expertise.”
