Westfield Specialty International, a specialty insurance provider, has announced the appointment of Ben Watson as Class Underwriter to lead its newly launched cyber team.
Based in London, Watson will report to Mark Fellows, Divisional Director, Financial and Professional Lines.
He brings almost a decade of experience as a cyber and technology underwriter. Watson joins Westfield Specialty International from Zurich, where he served as Senior Cyber Underwriter. Prior to that, he worked as a US Cyber and Technology Underwriter at Beazley.
Fellows said, “We identified providing a cyber offering as the next step in growing our financial lines portfolio and increasing our London underwriting capability. Our long-term, sustainable growth strategy has underwriting discipline at its core. This means being bold and championing expansion when the opportunity is right, and the cyber market is an area ripe for investment and profitability. As we build out our international offering, we will be able to leverage the expertise of Westfield Specialty’s established cyber business in the US.
“The cyber market continues to grow and evolve, making it crucial that we back the best talent to deliver success. Ben’s extensive experience and deep understanding of the market will be invaluable as we continue to expand our offering to brokers and provide first-rate broker and client service.”
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