Horizon bolsters board with underwriting director from Covea

Specialist underwriting agency Horizon has appointed Wendy Travers as underwriting director and added her to its board.

Travers joins Horizon from Covea, where she served as Midlands branch manager. She has previously worked at Sterling Insurance, which was acquired by Covea in 2014, Axa Art and Fusion Insurance, starting her career at Lloyd’s.

In her new role, Travers will support Horizon's underwriting team, reporting to founder and executive chairman Richard Pexton.

Pexton said: "Wendy's talents as an underwriter are matched by her vitality and tenacity in developing books of business. Her consistency in returning underwriting profit is extremely impressive and she is also highly regarded among brokers. It therefore gives me great pleasure to welcome Wendy to the Horizon board. Her expertise and input will be of tremendous benefit as Horizon enters a new phase, challenging convention in order to meet the changing needs of our clients."

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