Fidelis appoints ex-Aon leader as new head of strategic relationships

The Fidelis Partnership (TFP) has appointed Marcus Taylor as head of strategic relationships.

At TFP, he will work closely with Richard Coulson, group president for strategic partnerships, to support the execution of the firm’s broker strategy.

He will also be responsible for supporting TFP’s high growth markets strategy, working collaboratively across both TFP and MGAs on its Pine Walk platform to elevate underwriter relationships with external distribution partners across markets including Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.

Taylor will be based in London in his new role. He said: “I’m delighted to be joining TFP and excited to support its international strategic ambitions at a time of outstanding growth and momentum for the business.

“Having worked across the entire (re)insurance value chain, I have experienced first hand the critical value of strong external partnerships to the successful execution of underwriting strategy. To bring this experience to TFP, with its exceptional reputation for underwriting leadership and creativity, was a unique opportunity and I am looking forward to collaborating closely with the outstanding underwriters across both TFP and Pine Walk.”

Experience

Taylor joins TFP from Aon, where he was a reinsurance broker in its global (re)specialty division, and brings over 25 years of experience across US, UK and APAC reinsurance markets.

He previously held the role of executive manager for international reinsurance at IAG, including serving as chief executive of its reinsurance operations in Singapore and Malaysia. 

Coulson said: ”His extensive broker relationships and multidecade experience across international reinsurance markets will prove highly valuable as we continue to reinforce TFP’s market position across all classes and geographies in which we operate.

“Close collaboration with external partners is a cornerstone of our success in meeting urgent and evolving market demands with innovative insurance solutions and Taylor will help us to grow and enhance those distribution partnerships across TFP and Pine Walk.”