Bluefin expands presence in England with new hire

Bluefin Underwriting, the managing general agent (MGA) arm of Bluefin, has boosted its presence in the North East with the appointment of a new broker development manager Ian Chapman to cover the Yorkshire and North East of England region.

Chapman joins Bluefin from One Commercial with underwriting and sales experience in the MGA sector.

Paul Drake, Head of Bluefin Underwriting, commented: "Ian's appointment is a fantastic opportunity for us to achieve our ambitious targets for 2017 and beyond. We are growing at an excellent rate and this expansion into new territories will allow us to continue doing so. There is great demand for our specialist products and we hope we can reach more and more brokers across the country."

Ian Chapman commented: "I'm really pleased to be joining Bluefin Underwriting at such an exciting time. Their ambitious plans and a focus on developing modern products of real value to the broker community backed by technical underwriting excellence was hugely appealing to me and I look forward to working with my old contacts and new to provide the relevant specialist cover for those that need it."

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