Aon MGA unit taps Liberty for chief underwriting officer

A former Liberty Specialty Markets underwriting executive has joined Aon Underwriting Managers as chief underwriting officer. 

Simon Clapham spent 12 years at Liberty Specialty Markets as head of underwriting performance management across long-tail, short-tail, and reinsurance classes of business. He was also the active underwriter for Brit’s Syndicates 800 and 2987, a member of the board at Brit Insurance Holdings plc and the Lloyd’s Market Board, Aon said. 

Clapham will report to James de Labillière, managing director of AUM, who said: “Simon brings a wealth of underwriting, technical, and market knowledge to AUM at a period when portfolio underwriting is growing significantly. 

“We are excited for him to be joining our leadership team and look forward to working with him as we develop products and solutions for Aon clients, broking colleagues, and our carrier markets.”

 Clapham said: “This is a great opportunity to work with a well-established and hugely talented MGA business at a point when the demand for these solutions is growing extensively across the distribution chain.” 

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