Miller is combining its property and casualty specialists into one business area to be headed by Ken MacDonald.
The new structure will enhance the service Miller provides to its corporate, intermediary and captive clients, offering them seamless access to UK and international insurance markets.
As part of these developments, Charles Lane has been appointed as head of international casualty and will lead a team which includes five other new joiners. They will work closely with Miller’s existing property and casualty specialists to expand Miller’s capabilities internationally.
Charles Lane has joined Miller as head of international casualty and will be responsible for managing and developing Miller’s book of international casualty clients. He has 30 years of experience in casualty insurance production and broking for clients based in a range of international locations, including Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Europe and South America.
Lane started his career at Sedgwick in 1984 before leaving to set up the property and casualty wholesale division at Glenrand (latterly Glencairn) in 2000 where he was a board director. Before joining Miller, he was head of casualty at Faber Global, a trading division of Willis Limited.
James Stringer has 24 years of experience of broking casualty insurance for clients based in the UK and internationally on a wholesale, retail and facultative basis. He will be working to grow Miller’s book of international casualty clients.
Fiona Woodcock is a specialist broker of casualty insurance for clients operating in a range of sectors, including mining, construction, freight and logistics, food and drink, leisure and entertainment, and security and hospitality.
She began her career in 2008 and has experience of working with organisations in several international locations, particularly Australia and South Africa. She will be working to develop Miller’s book of international casualty clients.
Tim Sloan has joined Miller as head of property and casualty claims. He has more than 15 years of claims handling experience for clients based in the UK internationally, and will lead Miller’s claims handling across its book of property and casualty clients.
Kevin Grimes has 40 years of experience in operations roles including head of client service across all classes at Sedgwick. At Miller, he will provide operational support to the international casualty team.
Clare Sorboen has 25 years of insurance industry experience. She specialises in producing casualty policy wordings for international clients, primarily based in Australia and South Africa. At Miller, Claire will support the international casualty broking team, preparing wordings, placing slips/endorsements and market reform contracts.
