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DUAL Asia Pacific announces two “key” leadership promotions
2nd September 2022
Underwriting agency DUAL Asia Pacific has appointed Michael Ussher Deputy CEO, and Jane Cullen as Chief Information Officer (CIO), effective October 1. In his new role, Ussher will be responsible for delivering the leadership team’s business plans while CEO Damien Coates focuses on growth through acquisitions and other new initiatives. Cullen and ... Read the full article
NBIS unveils new underwriting leadership team
31st August 2022
Risk management and insurance company, NationsBuilders Insurance Services, Inc. (NBIS) - a subsidiary of DUAL North America, the US arm of DUAL, the Howden Group underwriting arm - has announced a new underwriting leadership structure with the return of Lindia Nicholas-Krittenen to the business, and the promotions of Chris Fiorentino ... Read the full article
DUAL Europe appoints five new cyber underwriters
6th July 2022
DUAL Europe has announced that it has appointed five new cyber underwriters. The appointments include Nadine Biemann, who has been named Cyber Product Manager. She is a leading cyber specialist, and within her new role she will report to Ali Khodabakhsh, Head of Cyber, located in Germany. The new team will help ... Read the full article
DUAL Europe hires Floris Wijchman as Commercial Director
14th June 2022
Howden Group’s underwriting arm DUAL has appointed Floris Wijchman as Commercial Director, DUAL Europe, where he will report to newly appointed Chief Executive Officer, DUAL Europe, Olaf Jonda. With over 25 years of industry experience, Wijchman will bring a lot of expertise within his new role at DUAL Europe. He started ... Read the full article
DUAL makes two key leadership appointments for DUAL Europe
6th June 2022
DUAL has announced two key appointments for its recently created DUAL Europe region. Effective immediately, Olaf Jonda, currently Managing Director, DUAL Deutschland, will take on the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), DUAL Europe, reporting to Richard Clapham, CEO, DUAL Group. At the same time, Daniela Rubes, currently Chief Financial Officer (CFO), ... Read the full article
Dual Europe names Maurizio Ghilosso as Executive Chair
7th April 2022
The global underwriting division of Howden Group Holdings, DUAL Group, has appointed Maurizio Ghilosso as Executive Chair, DUAL Europe as part of its plan to create a $5bn GWP international MGA by 2027. Ghilosso will take on the chairmanship role in addition to his existing role as Managing Director, DUAL Italia. Kieran ... Read the full article
MSIG Singapore and Hong Kong to advance Financial Lines and Cyber strategy
1st April 2022
MSIG Insurance’s managing general agent partnership with DUAL Asia (DUAL) will end in June, with MSIG pressing ahead with its expansion strategy for its Financial Lines business through its multi-distribution network. In pursuing its expansion strategy, MSIG will be drawing upon its global financial capacity to underwrite Financial Lines risks and ... Read the full article
Tamesis DUAL names Nicholas Toth as Director of Underwriting
17th March 2022
DUAL Group's reinsurance arm, Tamesis DUAL, has appointed Nicholas Toth as Director of Underwriting, joining the business in April, where he will report to Tony Lovett, Managing Director and Founder of Tamesis. Based in London, Toth will lead the underwriting, claims and compliance teams and will be responsible for positioning the ... Read the full article
DUAL NA partners with Munich Re to launch new underwriting platform
21st January 2022
DUAL North America has partnered with Munich Re Syndicate to launch a new Crisis Management underwriting program offering Product Recall and Contaminated Products Insurance products, starting from this month. The team will underwrite and provide specialty claims handling for a broad array of Food & Beverage, Agriculture, Consumer Products, and Manufacturing ... Read the full article
Howden Group’s DUAL expands into Latin America
30th September 2021
The global underwriting division of Howden Group Holdings, DUAL Group, has expanded into Latin America through the acquisition of a Mexico-based MGA and the launch of its own office in São Paulo, Brazil. DUAL's entry into Latin America means it now has a presence in 18 countries across the Americas, Europe, ... Read the full article
DUAL to acquire Align Financial Holdings
12th August 2021
DUAL, the underwriting arm of Howden Group, has reached an agreement to acquire Align Financial Holdings, one of the leading specialist general agency and underwriting management groups in the US. Kieran Sweeney, Founder and CEO of Align, will lead the combined US businesses, supported by Jim O’Connor, CEO of DUAL North ... Read the full article
DUAL appoints Gordon Steward to MD role
15th June 2021
Howden Group’s underwriting arm DUAL has announced the appointment of Gordon Steward as Managing Director, Forestry. Steward reports to Richard Clapham, CEO, DUAL Group, and will focus primarily on small, medium to medium-large forestry companies in the southern hemisphere markets of South Africa, Australia, Chile, Uruguay, South East Asia and New ... Read the full article
DUAL bolsters North American leadership
19th May 2021
International underwriting agency DUAL has announced three executive appointments in North America to strengthen its leadership team and support growth plans in the region. Brad Dame joined earlier this year as Chief Commercial Officer and will be responsible for driving product strategy, development, distribution, and operational execution. Dame previously held joint roles ... Read the full article
Howden Group invests $84mn to support reinsurance MGA Tamesis DUAL
13th January 2021
International brokerage Howden Group Holdings has completed its first underwriting capital investment, with an $84 million investment in support of DUAL Group's reinsurance arm, Tamesis DUAL Ltd. Capital was provided by Howden and a third party investor and the additional capacity has been in place since the start of January. DUAL, which ... Read the full article
James O’Connor named CEO of DUAL North America
5th January 2021
DUAL, the underwriting arm of Howden Group Holdings, has announced the appointment of James O’Connor as CEO of DUAL North America. With immediate effect, he will become a member of DUAL’s Group Executive Committee, reporting to Richard Clapham, CEO, DUAL Group. O’Connor joins DUAL Group from Willis Towers Watson where he was ... Read the full article
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