LONDON, 4 November 2024 – Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, announced that Simon Clapham has joined the firm as chief underwriting officer for Aon Underwriting Managers (AUM). He will report to James de Labillière, managing director of AUM.
Simon Clapham brings considerable experience to the AUM team. He has worked in underwriting and broking companies in the insurance industry in the UK and the US, including 12 years at Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) as head of underwriting performance management across long-tail, short-tail and reinsurance classes of business. Among other roles in his extensive career, he was also the active underwriter for Brit’s Syndicates 800 and 2987, a member of the board at Brit Insurance Holdings plc and of the Lloyd’s Market Board.
James de Labillière said:
“Simon brings a wealth of underwriting, technical and market knowledge to AUM at a period when portfolio underwriting is growing significantly. We are excited for him to be joining our leadership team and look forward to working with him as we develop products and solutions for Aon clients, broking colleagues and our carrier markets.”
Simon Clapham said:
“This is a great opportunity to work with a well-established and hugely talented MGA business at a point when the demand for these solutions is growing extensively across the distribution chain.”
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