AEGIS poaches accident and health team from Lloyd's syndicate

AEGIS London, the UK-based subsidiary of mutual insurer AEGIS (Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services), has announced the appointment of a new accident and health underwriting team to be led by Nick Waymark, class underwriter.

Paul Fillbrook also joins the team as deputy class underwriter. Reporting to John Chambers, deputy active underwriter, Waymark will have responsibility for building a book of accident and health risks across a number of different sectors including aviation and marine.

Waymark joins AEGIS London from Broadgate Syndicate where he spent nine years as accident and health underwriting manager.

Paul Fillbrook, who will report to Waymark, also joins from Broadgate Syndicate where he has been an underwriter since October 2000 writing accident and health risks.

David Croom-Johnson, active underwriter, said: “Accident and health is a new line of business for us but it is a move entirely consistent with our diversification strategy as we seek to build our presence in complementary but distinct sectors from our more traditional energy and utility risks.

Nick has been in the accident and health business for twenty years and I am confident that, with his and Paul’s extensive experience, we will build an accident and health book that will make an important and profitable contribution to AEGIS London’s business.”