US-based insurer The Hartford has made several leadership updates within its international business as it continues to strengthen capabilities for long-term, sustainable growth.
Julian Samuel has been appointed Head of First Party Lines, where he will lead Marine, Energy, and Political Violence & Terrorism (PVT), and spearhead the company’s expansion into Industrial Risks and Construction Physical Damage.
Samuel joined The Hartford in January 2026 as International Head of Marine, Energy & Industrial Risk. Prior to that, he was a Non-Executive Director at Nuclear Risk Insurers Ltd and Head of Natural Resources at MS Amlin.
Dave Draper has been named Head of Third Party Lines. In this role, he will oversee Casualty, Financial Lines, and Credit & Political Risk Insurance, focusing on scaling and developing these portfolios globally.
Draper brings 30 years of underwriting, client engagement, and broker development experience in the UK and international casualty commercial insurance field. He has spent nearly seven years at The Hartford, most recently serving as Head of Casualty, International.
Before joining The Hartford, he was Head of International Casualty at Navigators and International Casualty Manager at Chubb.
In addition, The Hartford has appointed Sarah Clayton as Underwriting Performance Manager, where she will also continue to oversee the Political Violence & Terrorism portfolio.
She has more than 20 years of insurance industry experience across multiple lines of business, spanning both broking and underwriting. She joined the company in January 2024 as Portfolio Manager, Political Violence & Terrorism.
Previously, Clayton was Senior Underwriter, Political Risk and Violence at NOA Syndicate 3902. Before that, she served as a Political Violence Class Underwriter at ANV. Earlier in her career, she held roles at Brit Insurance and Marsh.
Carl Bach, CEO, Hartford Underwriting Agency, Ltd. – Syndicate 1221, said, “These appointments will sharpen accountability, strengthen leadership capability across first and third party lines, and further embed a robust underwriting performance framework.”
