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Pioneer appoints HDI’s Sam Bishop as renewable energy underwriter
8th September 2019
Pioneer Underwriters, part of Minova Insurance Holdings, has added Sam Bishop as an Underwriter within its Renewable Energy team. Based in London, Bishop reports to Warren Diogo, Pioneer’s Head of Renewable Energy. Bishop, who joins from HDI Global Specialty SE having served as an underwriting manager responsible for the operational power portfolio, ... Read the full article
Pioneer combines financial institutions operations into single platform
4th February 2019
Pioneer Underwriters has unified its financial institutions businesses into a single global underwriting operation, led by Richard Coello. The team will now be responsible for all financial institutions business written by Pioneer, utilising the same capital base to write business from its offices in London, Brussels and New York. Coello has served ... Read the full article
Andrew McMellin appointed CEO of Pioneer, Max Taylor departs
24th September 2018
London-headquartered Pioneer Underwriters, which operates as a risk carrier and managing agent currently with the backing of Liberty Syndicate 4472, has announced the appointment of Andrew McMellin as Chief Executive Officer. Additionally, Max Taylor, the Chairman of Pioneer since 2013, is to retire following a transition period, during which he will ... Read the full article
Pioneer adds Mark Kelsey to Political Violence underwriting team
19th September 2018
Pioneer Underwriters has expanded its Political Violence team with the appointment of Mark Kelsey as underwriter. Kelsey joins Pioneer from Advent Underwriting, where he most recently served as a terrorism and political violence underwriter. He has nine years of re/insurance industry experience, having previously worked within the Terrorism & Political Violence and ... Read the full article
Pioneer adds James Sharpington to CAT underwriting team
23rd July 2018
Pioneer Underwriters has appointed James Sharpington as an underwriter in the Pioneer CAT team, which provides property catastrophe reinsurance underwriting, distribution and portfolio management expertise to Pioneer’s capacity providers from its base in London. Sharpington will be tasked with developing and expanding the team’s existing property cat portfolio, and will focus ... Read the full article
Pioneer names Simon Gaffney Group Chief Operating Officer
1st May 2018
Pioneer Underwriters has announced the appointment of Simon Gaffney as Group Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately. Gaffney will be based in London and will report to Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dane Douetil. He brings 20 years of insurance broking industry experience to the role, which includes serving as COO at ... Read the full article
Pioneer appoints Aaron Sternstein to Healthcare unit Vice President
31st January 2018
Pioneer Underwriters has announced the appointment of Aaron Sternstein as Vice President in its Allied Healthcare division, reporting to Jim Stewart, Senior Vice President of Allied Healthcare. Stewart said; “since launching our Allied Healthcare division in 2015, we have built a well-developed platform and established a leading book of business. "Aaron’s product ... Read the full article
Pioneer promotes Dave Sarnoski within Misc, Tech & Cyber Liability unit
26th January 2018
Pioneer Underwriters has promoted Dave Sarnoski to Senior Underwriter within its Miscellaneous, Technology and Cyber Liability division, reporting to David Lucey. Sarnoski will be responsible for E&O liability business within the West Coast region, and prior to his promotion was a Senior Underwriter, underwriting E&S technology and miscellaneous E&O risks. He started his career ... Read the full article
Pioneer Underwriters launches cyber cover for investment managers
18th January 2018
Pioneer Underwriters has launched a new cyber risk cover that addresses the specific needs of investment managers in relation to cyber exposure. At a breakfast briefing this morning, Simon Holt, Senior Underwriter for Financial Institutions, said; “Pioneer’s cyber offering provides pre and post loss cyber risk management services and as an ... Read the full article
Pioneer establishes Latin America hub, names four new regional SVPs
8th January 2018
Pioneer Underwriters has launched its regional hub in Latin America and announced the hiring of four insurance and reinsurance industry professionals as Senior Vice Presidents (SVP), based in Mexico City. Complementary to the firm's global facultative underwriting operations in London, Pioneer Underwriters has announced the establishment of its Latin America hub ... Read the full article
Pioneer expands Financial Institutions division with new underwriter hire
5th January 2018
Pioneer Underwriters has announced a new underwriter hire to help the firm expand its Financial Institutions division, appointing Marie-Ange Rosnet who was previously with Chubb. Rosnet will be based at the Pioneer Underwriters London office and will report directly to Richard Coello, Head of Financial Institutions and Transactional Risks. Rosnet has more ... Read the full article
Pioneer announces leader of new Ocean Marine division
2nd January 2018
Pioneer Underwriters has launched a new Ocean Marine underwriting division that will be led by Zach McAbee as Head of Ocean Marine. McAbee is based in Seattle and reports to Gene Hinman, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pioneer’s U.S. operation. He brings over 20 years of ocean marine industry experience to the role, and was most ... Read the full article
Pioneer’s syndicate 1980 at Lloyd’s approved for underwriting from 1/1
14th December 2017
Pioneer Underwriters, which operates as both risk carrier and managing agent, said today that it has received approval from Lloyd’s of London to commence underwriting through its new Syndicate 1980 as of 1st January 2018. Pioneer received in principle approval for Lloyd's Syndicate 1980 in September, as it moved towards ... Read the full article
Pioneer appoints Kellie Reese as underwriter of E&S Property unit
13th December 2017
Pioneer Underwriters has appointed Kellie Reese as an underwriter of its recently launched Excess & Surplus (E&S) Property operation. Reese has worked with The Hartford, Fireman's Fund and ACE and brings almost 30 years of experience in property underwriting. She will report to Dave Phillips, Head of E&S Property at Pioneer and ... Read the full article
Pioneer launches property E&S unit, hires David Phillips to lead operation
6th November 2017
Pioneer Underwriters, which operates as a risk carrier and managing agent currently with the backing of Liberty Syndicate 4472, has launched its new Property E&S unit, which is to be led by David Phillips. Phillips will be based in Alpharetta, Georgia, and brings more than 20 years of property insurance expertise ... Read the full article
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