24-05-2010

Brit Insurance appoints Andrew Cunningham as Head of Gibraltar Office

Brit Insurance, the international general insurance and reinsurance group, today announces the promotion of Andrew Cunningham to Head of Office for its Gibraltar operations.

Brit Insurance, the international general insurance and reinsurance group, today announces the promotion of Andrew Cunningham to Head of Office for its Gibraltar operations. Reporting to Brit Insurance's General Manager in the Netherlands, Ferdinand Voskens, he takes up his new role immediately and will also join the board of Brit Insurance Gibraltar (PCC) Limited.

Andrew Cunningham has 17 years of experience in the insurance sector. As well as being a qualified actuary, with experience of providing statistical and financial modelling of complex reinsurance structures, he also has significant underwriting experience. He has worked for Brit Insurance since 2000, holding a number of senior positions.

Peter Goddard, Commercial Director at Brit Insurance, commented:

"Andrew has played a key role in the establishment and ongoing success of our Gibraltar office and is ideally-placed to lead our operations there. To be able to appoint an internal candidate to this important role in our business is testament to the quality of our people."

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About Brit Insurance
Brit Insurance is an international general insurance and reinsurance group specialising in commercial insurance. The Group writes a diverse portfolio of over 70 classes of insurance and reinsurance offering worldwide protection. The scope is wide-ranging: from sole traders to the largest multinational corporations; from manufacturers to professional services; from shops to satellites. Our distribution model is centred on brokers and intermediaries. Reflecting where our customers trade, we are organized into three strategic business units – Global Markets, UK and Reinsurance – which have access to our underwriting platforms including Brit Insurance Limited and our Lloyd’s syndicate, Brit Syndicate 2987.