Novae Underwriting is strengthening its regional underwriting team with the appointment of Paul Cregan as development underwriter – North and Jacqueline Doherty as assistant underwriter.

Cregan joins Novae from Hiscox Insurance, where he was national product expert for D&O and technology underwriter for PI. Cregan also spent six years as senior underwriter with ACE.

Doherty joins from Manchester broker, Richard Thacker, where she specialised in PI for solicitors and accountants.

Stuart Quinlan, underwriting development director at Novae, said: “These latest appointments will help Novae build strong and lasting relationships with our broker partners across the North."

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