Specialist financial and commercial lines MGA, Spring Insure has announced the appointment of two new hires, James O’Halloran as Development Underwriter and Charlie Cooper as Underwriter.
According to the announcement, these appointments form part of Spring Insure’s plans to significantly expand its footprint in the UK and European FinPro sector.
The two new hires bring Spring Insure’s growing team to 27 in total spread across its offices in London, Dublin, and Guernsey.
In his new role, O’Halloran will be responsible for driving forward the company’s broker relationships across all lines (financial institutions, professional indemnity, directors & officers and cyber) in both the UK and Europe.
A key part of his role will be engaging with new brokers across both regions who do not currently have a trading relationship with the MGA.
O’Halloran has over eight years insurance market experience, and is joining the MGA from CFC Underwriting where he was responsible for developing its Canadian PI portfolio. Based out of Spring Insure’s London office, James will report to Group CEO Tristan Sargeaunt.
As Underwriter, Cooper will focus on financial institutions, fintech and cyber insurance programmes for both commercial and financial services SME businesses following rapid growth in the portfolio.
With over six years insurance experience he joins from broker Protean Risk, and will report to Bethany Thomas, FI Team Leader, based in London.
Commenting on the news, CEO Sargeaunt said: “Our ability to attract specialist underwriters of such a high calibre underlines our growing reputation in the sector for delivering for both our brokers and their clients in the financial lines market.
“These senior appointments are also central to our plans to increase our market share in financial institutions and commercial PI and to deliver on our ambitious growth targets.”
