IQUW attracts industry veteran to be its president

Property and Specialty re/insurer IQUW has announced industry executive Kevin Fisher as its president. Reporting to Peter Bilsby, IQUW Group chief executive officer (CEO), Fisher will bring further re/insurance strategic client management leadership to accelerate IQUW’s profitable growth trajectory, IQUW said.

Fisher has over 40 years of broking experience, most recently as chair of UK and Global Specialities at Guy Carpenter. He joins IQUW’s leadership team that also includes Group chief financial officer Richard Hextall, director of underwriting David Morris, active underwriter Steve Tebbutt and Group head of reinsurance and Bermuda CEO, Stephen Young.

“This is a major coup for IQUW and we’re delighted to have persuaded Kevin to join our team,” said Bilsby.

“Having spent the last 18 months delivering our strategy to build a diverse multi-line portfolio, led by highly regarded underwriting and claims expertise, Kevin’s experience will be invaluable as we navigate our next growth phase and deepen our engagement with brokers.

“I believe that Kevin’s knowledge and expertise, allied to our vision to combine data, automation and human expertise will enable us to differentiate and enhance our proposition to become a valued partner for brokers and their clients.”

Fisher added: “I have been very impressed by IQUW’s market entry and the traction the team have achieved in a short space of time. Peter’s strategic vision to build a digitally enabled, analytical property and specialty re/insurer is an opportunity I couldn’t miss. I’m thrilled to be joining the team to work with such a first class management and underwriting team, as we look to deepen relationships and continue to execute on IQUW’s vision together.”