Lonmar poaches divisional director from Gallagher

Lonmar Professions, a financial lines specialist and part of Lloyd’s brokers  Lonmar, has hired an experienced financial lines broker from Gallagher.

Sean Trent has been appointed as a divisional director. He will work alongside Lonmar Professions managing director Alan Newall and his team.

Trent started his insurance career at Lucas Fettes & Partners, where as an equity main board director and group head of professional and financial lines he helped grow the business up and until the sale to Stackhouse Poland in 2017. Following the acquisition of Stackhouse Poland by Gallagher in 2019, Trent headed up a Profin team with the Gallagher London Retail division.

Newall said: “Sean’s appointment underlines our commitment to grow both the retail and wholesale business for professional indemnity, cyber, management liability, medical malpractice and connected areas."

He added: “In the current challenging market there are nevertheless good opportunities for growth if we adopt the right approach. Sean brings a huge amount of experience and some excellent market and retail connections with him and he adds significantly to the bench strength of our team.”

Trent commented: “It’s great to be working with Alan and his team, who I already know well through some previous market placements. My primary focus will be on the retail side, and I’m really looking forward to working with such a well-regarded and experienced unit and playing my part in delivering our ambitious growth plans.”

Lonmar Professions specialises in providing PI cover for a wide range of professions and trades, from accountants to surveyors. The business also offers risk placement facilities for regional UK brokers via its parent GRP, and through Hedron Networks, which was recently acquired by GRP from Marsh UK.

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