MS Amlin appoints new head of property and allied lines

MS Amlin Underwriting (MS AUL), the Lloyd’s market re/insurer, has appointed Sam Geddes as head of the property and allied lines division.

Geddes will take up his role later this year, subject to regulatory approval. He will report to Andrew Carrier, MS AUL’s chief underwriting officer.

Geddes has more than 20 years of market experience, including underwriting experience in both Asia and the US, having spent much of his career based in Hong Kong and New York. He was most recently at Everest Global Markets, which he joined in 2016 as deputy active underwriter, before which he held senior roles at Tokio Marine Kiln and MSIG Syndicate 3210.

MS AUL recently reorganised its underwriting structure into three distinct units, including property and allied lines, specialty and reinsurance. Geddes’ appointment gives him oversight of the property division, which includes its commercial property, direct and facultative, property binder units and auto business.

Andrew Carrier, chief underwriting officer of MS AUL, said: “With [Geddes’] appointment, following the recent announcement that Matthew Wilken will be joining the business as head of reinsurance, both hires demonstrate our ability to attract high calibre talent into the business and support our commitment to enhance the bench strength of our underwriting leadership team.”