Barbican appoints underwriting director from Mitsui Sumitomo

Barbican Protect, the UK insurance arm of Barbican Insurance Group, has appointed Martin Eyres as underwriting director.

Based in London, Eyres will report to managing director of Barbican Protect Stuart Kilpatrick.

Most recently, Eyres was underwriting manager at Mitsui Sumitomo, where he headed the UK and Ireland property strategic business unit for Syndicate 3210 and was head of their UK and Ireland regional property/casualty business.

Prior to this, he was the head of mid-corporate risks at AXA Commercial Lines from 2010 to 2015, and European underwriting director at CNA Europe between 2007 and 2010. During his 35-year career, Eyres has also held senior roles at AIG Europe UK and Sun Alliance.

"There are very few people in the insurance market today that have a greater understanding of the UK property and casualty market than Martin," said Kilpatrick.

"During his lengthy career, he has consistently demonstrated his ability to deliver exceptional growth through developing high-quality, profitable portfolios built around the specific needs of the client. His leadership skills, market standing, underwriting acumen and eye for product potential make him a fantastic addition to the Barbican Protect team."

Eyres added: "Barbican Protect has succeeded in becoming a trusted partner to its brokers and their clients in the UK insurance market, built on its reputation for high quality products and first-rate delivery.

"In my new role, I aim to further enhance that level of trust, and look to expand our broker and client relationships through opportunities to extend the range of products and services that we offer."

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