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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

Dale & DUAL announce MGU partnership, capacity from Aviva

21st December 2020

Dale Underwriting Partners and DUAL have announced a new joint venture in collaboration with Aviva. Brought together by Howden, the deal sees Aviva enter into a three-year agreement to offer capacity on mid-market global Commercial Property business written by Dale’s Property Insurance team and focusing primarily in the US. The initial focus ... Read the full article

DUAL to deploy Hyperion underwriting capital, hires CUO

19th October 2020

DUAL, the underwriting arm of Hyperion Insurance Group, has announced its intention to deploy group underwriting capital alongside its existing capacity providers. At the same time, DUAL has announced the addition of Alan Telford as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective from November 1st. Telford will report to Richard Clapham, who currently holds ... Read the full article

Hyperion’s DUAL adds underwriter Paul Collinson to private client team

5th October 2020

DUAL, the underwriting arm of Hyperion Insurance Group, has added Paul Collinson as Senior Portfolio Underwriter within its Aurum private client team. Collinson brings 13 years of insurance experience in underwriting roles across the industry. His most recent role was at Chubb as Senior Development underwriter. “I am delighted that Paul will be joining ... Read the full article

DUAL Asset enters DUAL strategic partnership with Accredited Insurance

18th September 2020

DUAL Asset, part of Hyperion Insurance Group's underwriting arm DUAL, has announced a long-term partnership with specialist program manager Accredited Insurance (Europe), for its UK legal indemnity insurance business. The deal will see Accredited's UK Branch join DUAL Asset’s online comparison sites. DUAL Asset’s online quote and buy portal provides a range ... Read the full article

Hyperion’s DUAL acquires specialty underwriting agency in NZ

8th May 2020

DUAL, the underwriting arm of Hyperion Insurance Group, has announced the acquisition of a controlling interest in New Zealand specialty underwriting agency International Underwriting Agencies (IUA). “In these challenging times I’m delighted that DUAL has completed only the fourth acquisition in its long history and to welcome the IUA team,” said ... Read the full article

Hyperion’s DUAL appoints new COO, UK & Europe

5th September 2019

Hyperion Insurance Group's underwriting arm, DUAL, has appointed Rebecca Ince as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of UK & Europe, effective September 1st, 2019. In her new role, Ince will report to Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of DUAL, Richard Clapham. Prior to DUAL, she worked at global insurer and reinsurer Hiscox for ... Read the full article