Acrisure UK appoints ex-Marsh risk partner to lead new division

Acrisure UK has appointed Lou Brown as its new head of risk management.

In her role, Brown will be tasked with leading the development of the firm’s new Acrisure Risk Management Services division.

The new arm will focus on practical, operational risk areas including people and liability risk, property, motor, claims defensibility and strategic risk.

Brown will look to establish a coordinated, UK-wide approach to risk management across broking, claims and advisory teams.

She said: “I am delighted to have joined the team at such an exciting time for Acrisure. This is a rare opportunity to build something from the ground up.

”The ambition is to move away from transactional insurance and towards a more strategic, collaborative approach that delivers added value to clients. By combining claims insight with practical risk management, we can help clients not just insure risk but actively reduce it.

“Thanks to this new suite of services, the Acrisure team can identify, assess and mitigate risks to protect organisational assets and reputation, as well as support informed decision-making. Organisations in turn can minimise potential losses, strengthen compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and achieve sustainable growth.”

Experience

Brown brings more than a decade of experience across claims, risk engineering and strategic risk consultancy.

She joins from Marsh, where she has served as a risk partner for the last four years. Prior to this, she spent eight years working as a senior claims adjuster at Tokio Marine Kiln.

Sally Swann, director of corporate development and risk management at Acrisure UK, said: “The appointment of Brown to head up Acrisure Risk Management Services is an important part of our risk management growth strategy.

”The team will be providing a comprehensive suite of services to address strategic, operational, financial and compliance-related challenges. The whole team brings a huge amount of experience to our business and we look forward to continuing to build Acrisure’s reputation as a trusted risk management partner.

“This is about creating a more integrated, forward-thinking proposition – one that not only supports our clients in managing risk more effectively but also strengthens our relationships with insurers and drives long-term, sustainable growth.”