Barbican Insurance Group has appointed John Sawyer as underwriter to lead property binders within the firm’s international property division, with immediate effect.
He will report to underwriting manager, international property, David Slade.
Sawyer brings almost 30 years of insurance experience to the role, spanning both the property and casualty sectors.
Most recently, he was a property binding authority underwriter at Faraday Syndicate 435, having originally joined the firm in November 2003.
Sawyer has also been broker/underwriter at MD Jensvold and underwriter for the property and casualty binding authority business at Sphere Drake (Odyssey Re).
He began his insurance career at JL Dodson Syndicate 660 in 1985.
Slade said: “The international property sector is a highly competitive and specialist environment, which demands the highest standards of underwriting expertise.”
“Bringing [Sawyer] into the team, someone with such a considerable breadth and depth of market experience, is a very positive development, and we look forward to capitalising on his insight to further strengthen our position.”
Sawyer added: “I am very pleased to be joining Barbican at such an exciting stage in their development.”
“The company has a very clear strategic vision combined with an agility and willingness to innovate.”
“I look forward to playing my part in building on the strong foundations that [Slade] and the rest of the property team have put in place.”
