Barbican Insurance Group has appointed of Lucy Town as an underwriter in the firm’s non-marine reinsurance department.
Town will be underwriting US casualty reinsurance business and will report to Ondine Bourrut Lacouture, underwriting manager.
Town is an experienced treaty and facultative reinsurance underwriter who has worked across a broad range of lines including medical malpractice, professional liability and general liability.
Prior to joining Barbican, she was the lead underwriter for Aspen Re’s US casualty book in London. She joined Aspen Insurance UK Ltd in September 2005 as an underwriting assistant, rising to the position of assistant underwriter in 2009.
Andy Caldwell, head of non-marine reinsurance, said: “During her eight-year insurance and reinsurance career, Lucy has achieved significant success, rising quickly through the ranks and amassing considerable experience across a range of territories and lines of business. She is a highly motivated individual with excellent analytical skills, and I and the team look forward to working with her in her new role.”
Town said: “I am delighted to be joining the non-marine reinsurance team at Barbican. The company has built its market reputation upon the calibre of its underwriters, strength of its client relationships and its willingness to innovate and adapt in response to a changing market.”
