Arch Insurance International announces senior Warranty & Specialty Affinity appointment
Richard Smith joins as Senior Underwriter
London, 12 April 2022 – Arch Insurance International has today announced the appointment of Richard Smith as Senior Warranty & Specialty Affinity Underwriter, with immediate effect.
In his role, he will support the continued growth of the Warranty & Specialty Affinity portfolio, alongside a team who are recognised as an established lead market in providing insurance and reinsurance solutions across a broad range of warranty, creditor and added value ancillary products.
Based in London, Smith will report to Sean Fearon, Head of Warranty & Specialty Affinity at Arch Insurance International.
Smith’s insurance expertise spans both the Lloyd’s and company markets. Most recently, he was a Director at Newpoint Insurance Brokers having joined the company in 2007. Prior to that, Smith was a Senior Risk and Pricing Analyst at Advent Solutions Management and began his insurance career at Domestic and General.
Commenting on the appointment, Fearon said: “Richard brings over 20 years of Warranty & Affinity experience, both within broking and underwriting. He has a deep understanding of risk and pricing analysis and extensive experience of working on international insurance and reinsurance programmes. His solution-led approach and technical expertise make him a perfect fit for our team.”
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EDITOR’S NOTES
About Arch Insurance International
Arch Insurance International is part of Arch Capital Group Ltd. and includes Arch Insurance UK and the P&C insurance operations of Arch Insurance (EU) dac, as well as Arch’s insurance operations in Europe, Bermuda and Australia.
About Arch Capital Group Ltd.
Arch Capital Group Ltd., a publicly listed Bermuda exempted company with approximately $16.3 billion in capital at Dec. 31, 2021, provides insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance on a worldwide basis through its wholly owned subsidiaries.
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The foregoing review of important factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with other cautionary statements that are included herein or elsewhere. All subsequent written and oral forward−looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward−looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Source: Arch Insurance (UK) Limited
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