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ANTARES NAMES CRAGGS ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Antares syndicate 1274 has appointed Alexander Craggs acting chief executive to replace Joe Battle who has left the business. Craggs had been active underwriter of syndicate 1274 since May 2019. He first joined Antares in 2010 as class underwriter for property treaty and agriculture and was also, between 2017 and 2019, head of reinsurance at the syndicate. Battle was also the active underwriter at the firm before being promoted to chief executive in February 2019. Battle is currently looking for work, according to his LinkedIn profile. The QIC Global-owned Lloyd's operation said Jim Lye will take Craggs’ place, being appointed acting active underwriter. Lye was previously head of terrorism and energy at Antares.