Direct Insurance targets LatAm growth through new hires

Direct Insurance London Market, the Lloyd’s division of specialist broker Direct Insurance Group, has reached agreement to take on Alwen Hough Johnson’s Latin American facultative business and hire two of its senior executives as it targets growth in that region.

Fernando Rojas Castillo, formerly divisional director for Latin America at Alwen Hough Johnson, and Pierluigi Scazzeri, Latin American facultative client executive at the broker, have both joined Direct Insurance London Market. Rojas joins as head of international facultative.

David Bearman, CEO of Direct Insurance Group, said: “Fernando and Pier bring a wealth of experience of the Latin America region and international facultative business. The appointment of Fernando is part of our strategic plan to build out a boutique multiline, multi territory facultative business and compliments our already established business in the Caribbean, Central and Eastern Europe, Nordic and the MENA regions.

“As a more agile player in the international facultative market, we are well positioned to service our brokers and cedants needs regardless of how large or small they may be.”

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