Dale Underwriting Partners announces contingency and sports personal accident capability
Dale Underwriting Partners, managed by leading Lloyd’s third party managing agency Asta, is delighted to announce its new contingency and sports personal accident business. The team will be led by Martin Lawson, who will be joined by Richard Appleton. Both are due to join the Syndicate in July, reporting to Ian Bridge, Dale’s Underwriting Director & Head of Property Insurance.
The account will focus on event cancellation, non-appearance, prize indemnity and European sports personal accident business, which will predominantly constitute new business to Lloyd’s.
Martin Lawson was latterly a Senior Underwriter at Swiss Re, having previously underwritten the class at InterHannover, he is a native German speaker. Richard Appleton was also at Swiss Re, having started his career as a broker with Aon.
Duncan Dale, chief executive, Dale Underwriting Partners, said: “We are pleased to be welcoming Martin and Richard to the Dale team. Their approach to underwriting is consistent with Dale’s culture and underwriting strategy.”
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About Dale Underwriting Partners
Dale Underwriting Partners is an independent, owner-managed, Lloyd’s syndicate with market leading underwriting, claims and operational expertise. Led by Duncan Dale and a team of highly experienced Lloyd’s underwriters, Syndicate 1729 focuses on; property reinsurance, property insurance and casualty and has a stamp capacity of £100m.
About Asta
Asta Capital Limited is the parent company of:
- Asta Insurance Markets Ltd
- Asta Managing Agency Ltd
- Asta Insurance Services Ltd
- Asta Management Services Ltd
- Asta Underwriting Management Ltd
Asta Managing Agency Ltd is the leading third party managing agent at Lloyd’s and is responsible for nine syndicates with capacity under management in 2017 of approximately UK£1bn:
- Syndicate 1686 (Axis)
- Syndicate 1729 (Dale Underwriting Partners)
- Syndicate 1897 (Skuld), SPA 6126
- Syndicate 2357 (Nephila)
- Syndicate 2525 (DL Dale & Others)
- Syndicate 2689 (Verto)
- Syndicate 2786 (Everest)
- Syndicate 4242 (ICAT), SPA 6123 (ICAT)
- Syndicate 5886 (Blenheim)
MGAs
Asta Underwriting Management Limited (AUML) launched in 2015, making the skills, experience and capabilities behind Asta’s success as the leading third party managing agency at Lloyd’s available, for the first time, to the MGA market.
MGAs under management:
- Pelican Underwriting Management
- OverArk Limited
- Arma Underwriting Limited