BRIT NAMES KING UNDERWRITING CHIEF OF US PLATFORM

Brit has appointed John King as chief underwriting officer for Brit Global Specialty USA. King moves to the specialty re/insurer’s US platform from his present role as group executive underwriter at Brit Global Specialty in London. King joined Brit in 2009, initially as short-tail portfolio director. Before joining Brit, he spent six years as a production underwriter at Beazley and played a key role in driving the build-out of its US platform. Brit chief executive, Matthew Wilson, said: “John’s appointment will further complement the significant progress being made on the ambitious strategy we have for our US platform.”