MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd (MS AUL) has named Rachael Wallington as head of speciality reinsurance, effective 1 November. The alternative risk transfer segment of MS Amlin Group offers captive fronting services for large companies with a captive reinsurer, covering a range of risks such as cyber, merger and acquisition, political, reputational and business interruption. In her new role reporting to head of reinsurance Matthew Wilken, Wallington will be responsible for overseeing MS Amlin’s speciality reinsurance team, including the business lines of agriculture, terror and nuclear. Wallington joined the global reinsurer in 2015 as lead class underwriter for agriculture reinsurance, where she was instrumental in strengthening the business’ agricultural portfolio. Before this, she served as property treaty underwriter and casualty pricing actuary at Munich Re and specialty underwriter and actuary at Montpelier Reinsurance Holdings respectively. Commenting on the promotion, Wilken says: “I am delighted to announce Rachael’s new senior role in the organisation. Her promotion is demonstrative of the deep bench of talent and expertise present within MS AUL.” “Since joining MS AUL, Rachael has been an integral member of the reinsurance team. Her strong analytical capabilities, global multi-class experience and market knowledge provide the ideal foundations to build out and manage the specialty-focused reinsurance team.”
