AmTrust International appoints Steven Moore to spearhead indemnity growth

AmTrust International has appointed Steven Moore as lead underwriter for professional indemnity within its specialty division.

He will be based in London reporting to Bruce Whitmee, chief underwriting officer and Angel Mas, chief executive Officer at AmTrust Europe Limited (AEL). Moore has worked in the professional indemnity market for over 25 years and has been with AmTrust since 2014, writing risks for UK domestic, international and multi-national firms. Prior to this, he worked for 17 years at Royal & Sun Alliance as London Market Professional Indemnity Underwriting Manager.

Russell Newell, AmTrust’s former lead underwriter for professional indemnity, is moving across to Collegiate, AmTrust’s wholly-owned professional indemnity MGA, in order to bring his significant knowledge and expertise to the underwriting unit within that operation.

Whitmee said: “We are delighted for Steven to take on this important role for AmTrust, where his experience and expertise in writing a wide range of Professional Indemnity risks will be greatly valued. Professional Indemnity is a key line of business for AmTrust and an important component of our growth plans. AmTrust is actively investing in Professional Indemnity and seasoned professionals such as Steven will help us deliver on this objective. Russell’s move to Collegiate will assist us in broadening their offering and help us in our aim of making Collegiate the leading MGA in the financial lines SME market.”

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