Independent Specialty managing general underwriter (MGU) Palisade Insurance Partners, LLC, has announced the appointment of Scott Stevenson as Head of US Risk and Mark de la Haye as Head of UK and Europe Risk.
Palisade specialises in underwriting insurance for litigation and other contingent legal risks, and transaction insurance.
Bringing to his new role over twelve years of experience from all sides of the legal industry, Stevenson will be based in New York, where Palisade is headquartered. He is joining the company from Aon Special Opportunities Group where he served as Senior Vice President.
Based in London, de la Haye has joined Palisade from Augusta Ventures Limited, where he served as Head of Resolutions. He brings to his new role two decades of experience of dispute resolution and litigation fund and investment management.
John McNally, President and Head of Underwriting at Palisade, said: “We are pleased to welcome Scott and Mark, two highly regarded professionals with extensive experience within the legal, litigation finance and insurance industries. For the last three years, Scott has been a leading underwriter of contingent legal risks in the insurance market, after practising at a premier US law firm.
“Mark has considerable experience managing litigation investment portfolios, including a focus on insurance requirements. Scott and Mark will broaden and strengthen Palisade’s capabilities to provide comprehensive risk transfer solutions and detailed litigation underwriting for our clients and partners.”
Commenting on his appointments, Stevenson said: “Palisade has an impressive capability to solve complex insurance issues. I look forward to combining my litigation and insurance underwriting experience to strengthen Palisade’s unique platform and pursue creative solutions for specialised insurance matters across the legal spectrum.”
de la Haye added: “Palisade has created a strong platform to deliver innovative litigation and transactional insurance solutions for a wide variety of clients. I am excited to apply my legal background together with my litigation finance experience to further develop Palisade’s offering and strategic direction during this exciting period of growth.”
