12-05-2010

Stuart Anderson appointed as Senior Representative

New hire for Brit Insurance's Australian representative office

Brit Insurance, the international general insurance and reinsurance group, today announces the appointment of Stuart Anderson as Senior Representative in its Australian representative office in Sydney. Reporting to Managing Director Mike Davidson, he takes up his new position on the 17th May 2010.

Stuart joins Brit Insurance from Insurance Australia Group (IAG), where he held a number of senior roles. Most recently, he spent two years as Senior Manager of Reinsurance Underwriting, Australia. Prior to this, he was Senior Manager of Reinsurance Underwriting, International, also at IAG.

In his new role, he will support Mike Davidson in the marketing and promotion of Brit Insurance throughout the Australian and New Zealand markets, develop new and existing broker and cedant relationships and oversee customer service for the region. He will also be responsible for business analysis.

Mike Davidson, Managing Director of Brit Insurance's Australian operations, commented:

"Stuart's knowledge of our local markets, as well as regulatory and compliance issues, will be a huge asset as we develop our business in Australia and New Zealand."

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Enquiries
Mark Jones
Brit Insurance
+44 (0)20 7984 8500

Juliet Tilley
Haggie Financial
+44 (0)20 7417 8989

Notes to Editors

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.