’By creating a more aligned structure, we’re able to provide greater value to our brokers,’ says head
Arch Insurance International has integrated its London market small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) and UK regional professional indemnity (PI) operations into a single, unified team.
The unified UK PI team provides brokers with access to a range of propositions and underwriting expertise for more complex risks.
Sophie Mansouri will lead the team as UK PI underwriting manager – the newly created role will see her be responsible for overseeing the UK PI portfolio.
David Longley, head of PI, said: “By creating a more aligned structure, we’re able to provide greater value to our brokers, offering them a broader risk appetite and improved service capabilities.”
Experience
Mansouri, who brings over 11 years of commercial lines experience, takes on the role effectively immediately.
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She joined Arch in 2023 as PI renewals lead. Before this, she spent eight years at Hiscox, where she was most recently UK large renewals team manager.
In her new position, Mansouri will be based in London and report to Longley.
Longley said: “Mansouri will be integral to driving growth and strengthening our market standing within UK PI, as our newly combined team continue to deliver comprehensive solutions for our brokers and mutual clients.”
His career began in 2019, when he joined a local north London newspaper after graduating from the University of Sheffield with a first-class honours degree in journalism.
He took up the position of deputy news editor at Insurance Times in March 2023, before being promoted to his current role in May 2024.View full Profile
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