Lloyd’s insurer appoints Burgess as underwriter

Non-life insurer Mitsui Sumitomo at Lloyd’s has strengthened its UK construction market team with the appointment of Adrian Burgess as underwriter.

Burgess joins from Gerling where he was senior engineering underwriter.

He will report to Darrell Huggins, class underwriter, and specialise in writing UK construction business including large projects and annual contractor policies. 

Mitsui Sumitomo at Lloyd’s has underwritten UK and international construction business for eight years.

Graeme Rayner, head of property and casualty at Mitsui Sumitomo at Lloyd’s, said: “Adrian brings a wealth of experience to complement our well-established construction team as we seek to maximise our distribution channels, broad underwriting appetite and diversify our underwriting platforms including our recently launched regional network.

“Strengthening the team and laying down new strategies now will also ensure we both maximise current opportunities and are better placed than most to respond to a more favourable economic climate.”