Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, the reinsurance broker and wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, has promoted Gregory King-Underwood to Head of the Credit, Bond and Political Risk Practice of Guy Carpenter International, effective immediately.
He succeeds outgoing practice leader John Orchard, who is leaving Guy Carpenter after 11 years with the firm, and will report to James Nash, President of Guy Carpenter International.
King-Underwood joined Guy Carpenter in 2012 and most recently served as Vice President to the Credit, Bond and Political Risk Practice, having previously worked as a Barrister at Carmelite Chambers specialising in Criminal and Regulatory law.
In his new role, he will be supported by Alistair McVeigh, who has been appointed as Deputy Head of the division. McVeigh previously served as Managing Director, UK Practice Leader, Political Risks & Structured Credit at Marsh.
Nash commented on the announcement: “Gregory’s background makes him uniquely qualified to build on our strengths in developing innovative solutions for our clients in the Credit, Bond and Political Risk segment.
“Our team of international experts are committed to developing and delivering solutions that address the unique challenges – and opportunities for growth – for this class.”
He continued: “Since John joined in 2007 he has built an extremely successful and market-leading Credit, Bond and Political Risk business. We would like to thank John for all of his efforts in establishing and developing the team and for his contributions to Guy Carpenter.”
