Atrium, a specialty insurer at Lloyd’s, has announced the appointment of Gabe Karroum, as Vice President – Business Development.
Karroum has been tasked with leading the business development of AUGold, Atrium’s complete end-to-end quote, bind, and policy issuance platform.
AUGold has expanded consistently since its launch in 2005, providing managing general agents (MGAs) throughout the US with dedicated capacity for specialist risks.
Gabe joins Atrium from mShift, where he worked as a Senior Territory Sales Manager serving wholesale, retail and professional lines insurance markets. Prior to this, he worked at Cowbell Cyber, Nationwide Insurance and The Hartford.
Simon Lewis, Head of Digital Underwriting and President of ARMS, stated: “I’m delighted to welcome Gabe to Atrium. He brings a distinctive set of skills and deep market insight that will be invaluable as we continue to grow our market share and expand the use of our platform across our MGA network. We have ambitious plans for AUGold, and Gabe will play a key role in delivering that strategy and strengthening our position in the segments where Atrium provides unique value.”
Commenting on his appointment, Karroum said: “I’m excited to be joining Atrium at such a pivotal moment in its development. Delivering specialist insurance solutions at speed is exactly what our MGA and agent partners need, and it’s an area where Atrium truly excels.
“I’m looking forward to working closely with our long-standing partners to bring Lloyd’s capacity to the Admitted and E&S market, and collaborating with the highly respected team as we continue to build differentiated, best-in-market solutions.”
