Ardonagh’s Equinox Re lures new managing director from BMS in growth move

Equinox Reinsurance Intermediaries (ERI), affiliated with  Inver Re and part of the wider  Ardonagh Group, has made two appointments of managing director.

Jeremy Brasier (pictured) has been promoted to managing director after joining ERI three years ago, while Jeff Irvan has been hired into the position.

Irvan will be based in South Carolina and Brasier in London. The duo will help build out ERI’s specialist reinsurance capability. Irvan brings a property capability across the US and Canada to complement the existing portfolio of long tail business.

Irvan has 25 years of industry experience, having formerly been chief property officer at BMS Group, and executive vice president at Willis Re in Atlanta.

Brasier was instrumental in the formation of ERI from its inception and has helped to create a substantial portfolio of specialty business.

Both roles will report into ERI’s president Nick Foden-Pattinson.

Irvan commented: “I found the opportunity to be working not only with the brilliant Equinox team but with Inver Re and the wider Ardonagh Group really exciting. It gives ERI a unique foothold in the industry which is very attractive to producers and clients – and I can’t wait to see where we can take the business, and our clients, next.”

Brasier said: “I work with an incredible team and look forward to leveraging my experience within a growing and dynamic company to continue to serve the market. We have created a special business and the addition of Jeff will bring an additional expertise to our growing business.”

Foden-Pattison said: “I’m delighted to have Jeff join the team, and for Jeremy to take on his new role, which recognizes his performance and exemplifies our commitment to promoting talent from within. Together, their experience and production and placement ability will help us scale up what we do, bolstering ERI’s property capabilities. As a growing team, I think we can bring more choice to the US market, and provide an agile, bespoke service for property reinsurance which is evidenced by our success to date.”

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