DUAL International appoints Chief Underwriting Officer

25.01.10

14th September 2009: DUAL International, a leading specialist underwriting agency and the largest underwriting division of the Hyperion Insurance Group, today announced that Paul Ferris will be appointed to the position of Chief Underwriting Officer on the Board of DUAL International with effect from 1st October 2009.

Paul Ferris was previously DUAL International’s Chief Operating Officer and has been with the Hyperion Group since 1997.  Prior to joining the Hyperion Group, Paul was the Claims Manager at Nelson Hurst & Marsh Limited (now part of Lockton).

Bob Van Gieson, CEO and Chairman of DUAL International, comments: “I am delighted that Paul will be stepping into this new role.  As our business grows, so too does the importance of central underwriting oversight and controls to ensure we maintain our underwriting focus in order to continue to deliver significant underwriting profits.”

Paul Ferris added: “I am excited to take on this new role and look forward to working with Bob, and the rest of the DUAL management team to deliver growth with superior underwriting results.”