Contingency team expands offering in UK and Australia

London, June 22, 2010

Beazley’s contingency team has recruited two new staff members in order to expand their service offering in the UK and Australia. Michael Price has joined the UK team while Alastair (Al) Dart will be based in the Brisbane office where Beazley already has an established presence offering Accident & Health products.

Chris Rackliffe, head of Beazley’s contingency team, said: “There is no doubt that awareness in the market of the need for event cancellation insurance has increased significantly, whether that is against weather, other natural catastrophes or man-made events. In particular, we are seeing many more enquiries from Australia due to a growing events market which is one of the key drivers for having a presence on the ground in this region. 

“We are looking to enhance our existing broker relationships by providing additional resources to work with them; offering local expertise, a faster turnaround and the ability to service the business in the same time zone. This will allow us to continue to deliver the specialist knowledge and capacity for which Beazley is known. 

“In the UK, we recently launched Beazley Access – an online system which enables brokers to get instant quotes and access policy documentation for a wide range of events. This has helped to improve our access to a growing regional market for the products we can offer. Michael will work alongside our contingency team and our broking partners to expand our offering to the wider contingency market, as well as continuing to develop Beazley Access.”  

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