Arch Insurance Europe Expands Underwriting Team

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Arch Insurance Europe has announced that Paul Dilley shall be joining as Senior Vice President, Head of Property Underwriting. In his new role, Paul will be leading Arch’s Property & Global Energy books across both the Company and Syndicate platforms of Arch Insurance Europe.

Paul is a highly regarded insurance professional with 27 years of London Market experience and was most recently Chief Underwriting Officer of UK Specialty at Canopius.

Commenting on the appointment, Arch Insurance Europe’s Chief Executive Officer, James Weatherstone, said: “We are delighted that Paul has agreed to join Arch. Paul has extensive market knowledge and an underwriting and management skill set that will add to our already strong underwriting culture and develop our product and service proposition.”

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Arch Insurance Europe

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Source: Arch Insurance Europe