CLAIMS SPECIALIST PATEL MOVES FROM BEAZLEY TO XL CATLIN

Yera Patel has left Beazley to head up XL Catlin’s international financial lines claims team. Patel spent 11 years with Beazley, most recently serving as global claims team leader for political risk, terrorism and contingency, and management liability. She will be based in London for the new role. At XL Catlin, Patel will be responsible for managing a team of technical practice leaders. She will join the company’s global claims leadership team. Dan Kumpf, chief underwriting officer for XL Catlin’s global professional – insurance division, said: “We believe it’s critically important for underwriting and claims teams to work in collaboration, only then can we innovate our services and solutions. Yera embraces this approach and has the right skillset to keep us future focused.”