22 March 2018Insurance

Beazley CUO to step down at year-end; successor revealed

Specialist insurer Beazley's chief underwriting officer (CUO) Neil Maidment is retiring at the end of the year. He will also step down from the company's board at the same time.

Maidment joined the company in 1990 and has been chief underwriting officer for the past ten years.

Adrian Cox, the insurer's head of specialty lines since 2008, will succeed Maidment as chief underwriting officer.

"We are immensely grateful to Neil for his many contributions to the company, including his skill and dedication in guiding the development of Beazley's well-balanced underwriting portfolio. We wish him well for the future," Beazley said in a statement.

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