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David Merry appointed head of Besso Re
Besso Insurance Group, the London headquartered Lloyd’s insurance broker, today announced the appointment of David Merry as head of Besso Re.
Merry has around 35 years’ experience as a broker in the London and international wholesale insurance markets. He joined the firm in 2018 to explore strategic growth and development opportunities for the Besso group.
Besso Re will be focusing on facultative reinsurance and solutions for International wholesale P&C for large commercial insureds complimenting the existing capabilities of Besso’s existing international division.
Over the past year, Besso Re has been gearing up through the recruitment of high calibre practitioners with significant facultative reinsurance and large account experience. They will work closely with Besso’s other divisions to offer a seamless service to clients exploiting all facets of the D&F market. The team, which will continue to grow in the coming months, includes Ross Beeden (divisional director), Andrew Coleman (operations director), Nikki Melbourne (divisional director), Rob Pound (divisional director), Simon Richardson (divisional director) and Jason Savage (executive director).
David Merry said: “Facultative reinsurance is an area where we can bring additional value to our clients, complementing our wholesale offering and working across Besso teams to provide cogent solutions for our clients in a challenging market. We know that there is keen client demand for brokers offering an independent view combined with relevant scale and that is exactly what we provide without the constriction of organisational silos. It is encouraging to see our approach attracting talented individuals who share our straightforward view of how to extract maximum performance across Besso Re to the benefit of our clients.”
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Besso
Besso is owned by The Ardonagh Group, the largest independent insurance broker in the UK.
Ardonagh Specialty
Ardonagh Specialty is the holding company and growth platform for leading independent brokers Besso Insurance, Bishopsgate, Compass London Markets, Ed Broking, Inver Re, Piiq Risk Partners and Price Forbes. Combined, we have 1400 colleagues globally and manage $7 billion in gross written premium.
With a strong presence and deep relationships worldwide, and a steadfast commitment to investing in the best people, markets and technology, together our businesses offer open market programmes, reinsurance and international solutions designed to empower clients to achieve their strategic ambition.
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The Ardonagh Group is the UK’s largest independent insurance distribution platform and a top 20 broker globally. We are collection of best-in-class entrepreneurial and specialist brands with a network of more than 100 locations and a combined workforce of more than 9,000 people. Across our portfolio, we offer a highly diversified range of insurance-related products and services across the full insurance value chain in the UK, Ireland and broader international markets. From complex multinational corporations to individuals purchasing personal insurance policies, our understanding of the communities we serve, together with our scale and breadth, allows us to work with our insurer partners to deliver a broad range of product and risk solutions that meet customer needs. For more information, visit our website: www.ardonagh.com.