Russell Burgess hired as underwriting manager, Accident & Health.

ACE Global Markets has announced the appointment of Russell Burgess as underwriting manager, Accident & Health.

Burgess will be responsible for the strategic underwriting direction of the ACE Global Markets Accident & Health portfolio. He will also lead product development initiatives and direct new business strategy. Russell will report directly to Matthew Shaw who was recently appointed chief underwriting officer for ACE Global Markets.

He joins ACE from Chubb Insurance Company of Europe where he was senior accident & health underwriter. He has also held Accident & Health underwriting positions at Independent Insurance Company and Royal & SunAlliance.

Commenting on his appointment, Matthew Shaw said: “I am delighted to welcome Russell to ACE Global Markets. He brings with him an expert understanding of this specialist product line within both the UK Corporate and London insurance market. As a pre-eminent global specialty insurer, I am confident Russell will play a key role in the future expansion of our Accident & Health business.”