Pro Global has appointed Lutty Choudhury and Tanya Cross as Senior Claims Technicians within its specialist Claims team.
According to Pro, in their new roles, Choudhury and Cross will be responsible for managing high-value and technically complex asbestos disease and other respiratory claims.
They will also act as referral points, providing technical advice and guidance to internal colleagues.
Choudhury joins Pro from Keoghs LLP, where she was a solicitor for over a decade focusing on insurance litigation, acting for several blue chip clients and self-insureds in defending long-tail industrial disease claims as well as stress, bullying and harassment, carbon-monoxide poisoning, environmental pollution and housing disrepair claims.
Before Keoghs, Choudhury was a solicitor with Haliwells LLP and Hill Dickinson LLP, having started her career as a Claims handler with Iron Trades Management Services.
Meanwhile, Cross joins Pro from Clyde & Co where she was most recently a Partner. Before this, she was a Partner with Berrymans Lace Mawer for over 28 years, undertaking defendant insurance litigation for major insurers and corporates, specialising in occupational disease litigation.
Michael Mackenzie, Head of Specialist Claims, commented, “We are always looking to strengthen our team by attracting new and experienced talent. I am delighted to welcome two individuals of the calibre of Lutty and Tanya to Pro.
“They are joining to supplement even further the strong technical expertise we have within our Specialist Claims team and I know that we will benefit enormously from their wealth of experience and subject matter expertise they each bring.”
Mackenzie continued, “Pro actively works to support (re)insurers in navigating the complexities of historic and current claims and is well positioned to do so due to our expertise in claims management, reserving, optimised systems and access to specialised resources.
“Our investment in appointing people with highly relevant experience ensures that we are able to deliver on our promise to clients to be a trusted advisor that creates value for them over the long term.”
Lutty Choudhury, Senior Claims Technician, noted, “As specialised claims management becomes ever-more complex, it is important for (re)insurers to employ the technical expertise they need to achieve the best possible outcomes.
“The Pro Claims team has an extremely strong track record in this area and I am really excited to bring my extensive claims experience and insights to help the business achieve its aim of becoming the trusted partner of choice for clients.”
Tanya Cross, Senior Claims Technician, said, “I am delighted to be joining the Pro Claims team which is held in very high regard for its ability to manage, simplify and streamline highly specialised claims operations for multiple clients.
“What particularly impressed me is that the team is highly ambitious, incredibly knowledgeable and passionate, and I am really looking forward to working alongside other forward-thinking experts in this field.”
