New international casualty hire a ‘real coup’ for Consilium in UK

International re/insurance broker  Consilium, part of the Aventum Group, has tapped an international casualty broker with a background at Tokio Marine and Ark Syndicate at Lloyd’s to help grow its book of business in the London market.

Matthew Gould joins Consilium as associate partner placing international casualty.

Gould was formerly a broker at Zeus. He brings a track record of placing specialist and complex Canadian, Australian and US construction liability risks in the London market. With a background that covers both placing broking and claims adjusting at organisations including Tokio Marine Kiln and Ark Syndicate Management, Gould has built a vast network of London Market contacts who value his ability to pre-underwrite policies using an in-depth and holistic understanding of every aspect of risk placement – from T’s & C’s and retentions to pricing and loss ratio evaluation.

The UK based international broking team will complement Consilium’s existing international broking operations in Latin America, the US and Australia.

Matt Pini, managing director at Consilium, said: “Matthew’s appointment is a real coup for Consilium in the UK; I’ve had so many positive comments from the market. The time is right for us to grow our UK-based international broking team, and Matthew with his unique skill set, experience, energy, and solid relationships with London Market underwriters is the best person to grow our book. In time we plan to expand the international team further to service expected demand.”

Gould commented: “We are seeing more international business coming back into the market after seeing a period of business being placed locally due to the hard market conditions here in London and I expect that to gather pace as clients return to the stability and expertise of the London Market. I hope with my expertise and relationships I can help Consilium take a lead in that trend and give clients what they sorely lack from local markets. I am very excited by this opportunity. Consilium attracted me because of its culture and its people. It’s clearly a broker that’s got ambition, as well as a desire to constantly challenge the status quo to better service its clients.”

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