Arch Insurance’s UK Regional Division has announced the promotion of Kirsty Blois to Underwriting Manager, Miscellaneous and Emerging Professional Indemnity (PI).
In her new role, Blois is responsible for managing Arch’s miscellaneous PI book of business and developing its broker relationships. Blois reports to Martin Joyce, Head of Financial Lines, UK Regions.
Before joining Arch in 2022, Blois was a Senior Underwriter for miscellaneous PI at Hiscox and Senior Commercial Account Handler and Team Leader at The Oval Group (now Gallagher).
Arch has also appointed three new underwriting practitioners within its PI team: Hayley Bilas and Timothy Rolph as Development Underwriters, PI, and Joshua Woods as Underwriter, PI.
Bilas joins Arch from Liberty Speciality Markets, where she was most recently a Regional PI Underwriter. Rolph joins from Hiscox, where he was a Development Underwriter for Event Insurance. Woods joins from Travelers, where he was a PI Underwriter.
Commenting on the announcements, Joyce said: “Arch is committed to attracting and developing the best possible underwriting talent within our teams in order to provide exceptional service for our brokers and their customers. Following the recent success of launching several financial lines products, including Miscellaneous PI and D&O, we are keen to build on our considerable market momentum. Kirsty’s well-earned promotion and the appointments of Hayley, Tim and Josh demonstrate our commitment to boosting our market presence and delivering on our broker promise to be collaborative, responsive, and to deliver informed solutions.”
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