IQUW bolsters property team with Beazley hires

IQUW has appointed industry veteran John Brown as lead underwriter for property and Stuart Bell as its new head of property claims.

With more than 20 years’ experience in the property insurance industry Brown joins from Beazley where he was senior underwriter. Prior to Beazley, he served as commercial property underwriter at Amlin.

Bell also previously worked at Beazley, as claims focus group leader for speciality property. Prior to that, he was divisional head of claims for direct and facultative property at specialty re/insurer Sompo Canopius.

“We are thrilled to welcome both John and Stuart to the team as we continue to grow our property book,” said Simon Jackson, IQUW’s head of property. “Their appointments will help us continue to enhance our proposition and strengthen our lead capability in 2023.”

As well as appointing Brown and Bell, IQUW is also invested in technology to support the underwriting team by developing next generation tools that provide real-time access to external data sources to provide valuation, mapping and risk scoring metrics.

“IQUW is committed in investing in both its people and the tools they use to ensure we offer our clients and brokers the best possible service. The data and analytics tools we are investing in will allow us to continue the momentum of building out a team of well-informed and empowered underwriters, who can price risks consistently and accurately as we strive to become a go-to market for property catastrophe insurance.”