Swiss Re CS reveals new global head of casualty from Neon

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has appointed Andrew Dougall as new global head of casualty. He joins the company from specialist Lloyd's insurer Neon, having held leadership roles in casualty and financial lines underwriting for over two decades.

Dougall was most recently deputy active underwriter and head of casualty lines at Neon. Prior to that, he served as head of property & casualty at Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Underwriting at Lloyd's. Before MSI, he worked at CNA Insurance for almost eight years.

In his new leadership role, Dougall will be responsible for driving the overall profitability of Swiss Re CS's bespoke casualty portfolio globally, including leading a global team of underwriters and regional casualty leads.

Additionally, he will take on the role of head casualty & FinPro (financial and professional liability) for the EMEA region.

Based in London, Dougall will report to Kera McDonald, chief underwriting officer bespoke.

McDonald said: "We're committed to the Casualty insurance market globally and I'm delighted to welcome Andrew to the team. He is a highly experienced Casualty and FinPro executive with outstanding technical underwriting knowledge, leadership skills and industry perspectives from across diverse geographies.

"Andrew's deep understanding of our customers' needs and extensive broker relationships will be immensely valuable in developing and refining our underwriting performance in these important lines of business. I'm looking forward to working with Andrew and I'm confident that, under his leadership, we will continue to strengthen our Casualty and FinPro presence and capability globally."

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