TigerRisk brings JLT Re duo to lead binding authority business

Reinsurance broking and risk/capital management firm TigerRisk Partners has hired JLT Re's Neill Cotton and Mark Sleet as partners to lead the company's binding authority and programme businesses.

Both the executives will be headquartered in TigerRisk’s London office.

Cotton was most recently a partner at JLT Re where he headed the binding authority and programme businesses. He has previously worked at Zurich Re, CNA Re, Marsh and CFC Underwriting, among others.

Sleet was also a partner at JLT Re. Prior to that, he worked at Miller Insurance Brokers specialising in treaty and binding authorities. Sleet has also served at Aon in European and North American leadership roles.

Hugo Crawley, chairman and CEO, UK, said: “TigerRisk is very proud to welcome these two highly experienced and respected professionals. Neill is an exemplary professional in the P&C program discipline. He has led his own Lloyd’s business and has also run divisions in larger Lloyd’s brokers. We’re delighted he is joining TigerRisk to be a catalyst for our growth plans in this space.

“Mark Sleet is a well-respected market practitioner and proven producer in the specialty lines classes and I’m delighted he’s joining us to enhance our product offering and build our binding authority and program business.”

Rod Fox, chief executive officer of TigerRisk, added: “We are excited about the opportunity ahead of us. Neill and Mark will play a key role in helping us take a strategic approach to developing this business, which is consistent with how we have successfully built our other Tiger businesses over the past 10 years.”

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