RFIB appoints Mark Randall as a director of Middle East subsidiary.

Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance broker, RFIB Group (RFIB), has said Mark Randall has joined the group as a director of RFIB Middle East.

Randall was former chief executive of Heddington Insurance and assistant general manager of Texaco Risk Management Limited (TRML).

Mark’s early career also included six years as an underwriter with Lloyd’s Syndicate 404.

The move is the latest step in RFIB’s strategic push, announced in June last year, to build its presence in the onshore and offshore energy sector.

Recent additions to RFIB’s energy team in London include Jeremy Samengo-Turner who brings over 25 years of experience broking onshore and offshore business in the London and international markets. Prior to his move to RFIB in August 2007, Jeremy was a partner of specialist energy broker, JLT Agnew Higgins.

Patrick Holcroft, Group chief executive, said: “Mark’s combination of broking, risk management and underwriting experience brings an added dimension to our Dubai Office at a time when risk managers and insurance buyers are taking an increasingly sophisticated approach to risk analysis and transfer. The addition to the team of both Mark and Jeremy once again reflect RFIB’s strategy of developing our international activities in areas where we have specialist expertise.”