Newly formed insurance intermediary Oxygen has announced details of the first team to join its agency business.

The company was formed in October with former Hiscox managing director Sian Fisher as head of operations. Former Lloyd's chief executive Ron Sandler has been appointed the company's non-executive board member.

Eric Silk, Jason Anthony and Clare Rogers Harrison join from Faraday Underwriting to develop a portfolio of UK employers' liability and public liability insurance. Oxygen has also appointed John Cowell to join the team. He was previously with Lloyd's insurance broker CBC UK.

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