Beazley strengthens US management liability team

New York, June 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Beazley, a leading provider of specialist management liability insurance, has expanded its team focused on US management liability risks with the appointment of underwriter Jason Lowney.

Mr Lowney will be based in Beazley’s New York office and report to Jeremie Saada, Beazley’s head of US management liability. He joins Beazley from Nationwide Insurance, where he led the development of Nationwide’s management liability business as director of commercial D&O. Previously, he held positions at Hartford Financial Products and AIG.

Beazley covers a wide range of management liability risks for public and private companies with broad definitions for claim and loss and manuscripting capabilities to support complex placements. Specific products included in Beazley’s management liability product suite include wage and hour protection, employment practice liability, protection for law firms and fiduciary coverage.

Neal Wilkinson, Beazley’s management liability focus group leader, said: “Jason will be a great addition to the team as we continue to expand offerings and increase our ability to develop creative solutions for clients. Beazley works with organizations of all sizes to create insurance programs that effectively address a wide range of management liability exposures.”

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Beazley plc (BEZ) is the parent company of specialist insurance businesses with operations

in Europe, the US, Canada, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Australia. Beazley manages six Lloyd’s syndicates and, in 2016, underwrote gross premiums worldwide of $2,195.6 million. All Lloyd’s syndicates are rated A by A.M. Best.

Beazley’s underwriters in the United States focus on writing a range of specialist insurance products. In the admitted market, coverage is provided by Beazley Insurance Company, Inc., an A.M. Best A rated carrier licensed in all 50 states. In the surplus lines market, coverage is provided by the Beazley syndicates at Lloyd’s.

Beazley is a market leader in many of its chosen lines, which include professional indemnity, property, marine, reinsurance, accident and life, and political risks and contingency business.

For more information please go to: www.beazley.com

Hunter HoffmanBeazley Group917-344-3329Hunter.Hoffmann@beazley.com