Specialty insurer and reinsurer Chaucer has announced a number of appointments within its U.S. and International property segments, including Chance Gilliland as Head of US Property Insurance.
Alongside the hiring of Gilliland, Mel Smart has been appointed as Head of International Property Fac and Michael Johnston as Deputy Class Underwriter, International Property Binders.
Chaucer states that these three appointments will help to drive its Property Division strategy, which looks to expand current core international property lines while at the same time leverage distribution network partnerships in the U.S. to develop new opportunities in the property sector.
Gilliland was previously with global re/insurer Chubb, where for nearly a decade he underwrote U.S. property binder business in London and the U.S. As Head of US Property Insurance, he takes responsibility for developing a delegated authority business portfolio through a core group of US partner agents.
Smart was previously Senior International Property Underwriter at Brit Global Specialty. In her new role, she takes responsibility for expanding the firm’s international direct and facultative property business.
For the last decade, Johnston has been with Liberty Specialty Markets, a division of Liberty Mutual. In his new role, he will work Harry Woolf, Class Underwriter, to expand the company’s International Property Binders account.
Head of Property and Political Violence at Chaucer, Colin Clulow, said: “We have ambitious plans for our Property Division as these appointments demonstrate. Chance has a proven track record and strong market support which together make him an excellent choice to lead the development of our new US property account. While Mel and Michael bring significant knowledge and experience to our international property account.”
Nicola Stacey, Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) at Chaucer, added: “These appointments will broaden our product range and enhance our underwriting expertise and service capabilities, and highlight our commitment to providing a market leading property underwriting team for clients, brokers, and MGAs.”
