Chaucer, the specialty international reinsurance group, has appointed Colm Sheedy as class underwriter to work on its U.S. general liability account, which focuses on large wholesale facultative business.
In a statement, the company said that Mr. Sheedy will work with Joe Murphy, senior class underwriter, to support growth plans following a significant increase in U.S. general liability capacity for 2020, including a maximum line size of $10 million.
Mr. Sheedy has nearly a decade of underwriting experience. He joined Chaucer from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, where he worked on its U.S. liability account.
Prior to that, he was with Travelers and Chubb.
Ed Lines, active underwriter of Syndicate 1084 at Chaucer, commented,"Colm is a talented underwriter and I am confident that his strong underwriting experience and expertise will be a valuable asset to brokers and clients as we grow our presence in the U.S. general liability market."
Mr. Sheedy added, "I admire the U.S. general liability business that Joe Murphy has built at Chaucer, and look forward to working closely with him to deliver more first class products and services to Chaucer's GL brokers and clients in the U.S."
Steven A. Meyerowitz
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