DUAL expands product range with new appointment
DUAL Corporate Risks, a leading specialist Directors & Officers and Professional Indemnity underwriting agency for mid-market companies, has appointed Liz Hanlon to its DUAL Focus team.
DUAL Focus provides specialist insurance solutions for more complex financial institution based risks.
With 20 years’ industry experience, Liz Hanlon’s arrival will bring additional expertise to the existing suite of DUAL Focus products as well as adding a new range including Bankers Blanket Bond and Computer Crime. Liz Hanlon joins from Argo-Heritage where she developed a diverse, mid-market financial institutions portfolio.
Tim Bilborough, an existing member of the DUAL Corporate Risks underwriting team will be working with Liz Hanlon as part of the DUAL Focus Team. Beth Whybrow also joins them from Argo-Heritage as assistant underwriter.
Commenting on the announcement, Russell Kilpatrick, Executive Chairman of DUAL Corporate Risks, said:
“Since its launch in April, DUAL Focus has gone from strength to strength with demand well exceeding expectations. Liz’s appointment will now secure the next phase of our development strategy for this account. She brings with her an enormous amount of experience and is very well regarded in the industry. The bolstering of the DUAL Focus team will allow us to optimise these products and enable us to enhance the service we provide to our clients.”
He added: “The new products which Liz will introduce will make DUAL Focus one of the leading financial institution portfolios available in the market.”
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About DUAL Corporate Risks
DUAL Corporate Risks is the UK operation of DUAL International. Established in 1998, DUAL International is the specialist underwriting arm of the Hyperion Insurance Group, focused on underwriting business critical risks including D&O, Professional Liability, Employment Practice Liability, Computer Crime and Fraud. DUAL International has become a well-established and respected leading underwriter with annual gross premiums of US$150 million and now employs over 120 people in the UK, Spain, Germany, Italy, Australia, Hong Kong, the Caribbean and the Americas.
The products offered by DUAL Corporate Risks are:
Directors & Officers
Professional Indemnity
Crime
Pension Trustee
Investor Protection
Office / Contents / EL & PL
About Hyperion Insurance Group
Established in 1994 and headquartered in the City of London, the Hyperion Insurance Group is a fast expanding, independently owned insurance and underwriting company. Since its inception it has grown to become a leading global provider of specialist insurances. Hyperion employs over 550 people in 40 offices operating out of 18 countries. The Group was awarded a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade in April 2007.
Hyperion was ranked 25th in the 2009 Insurance Times Top 50 UK Brokers league table and 10th in Post Magazine’s 2008 Top 25 City Brokers report. It was also ranked for the second year running in the 2008 Sunday Times Buyout Track 100.
Hyperion is backed by 3i, a world leader in private equity, who in April 2008 acquired a 27% shareholding in Hyperion. With access to 3i’s capital, along with its resources and expertise, Hyperion is looking to continue its fast pace of growth, both organically and through acquisitions. It is also backed by specialist private equity investor, BP Marsh & Partners plc, and Murofo Investments SL.