DUAL expands product range with new appointment

25.01.10

5th November 2009: DUAL Corporate Risks, a leading specialist Directors & Officers and Professional Indemnity underwriting agency for mid-market companies, has appointed Liz Hanlon to its DUAL Focus team.

DUAL Focus provides specialist insurance solutions for more complex financial institution based risks.

With 20 years’ industry experience, Liz Hanlon’s arrival will bring additional expertise to the existing suite of DUAL Focus products as well as adding a new range including Bankers Blanket Bond and Computer Crime.  Liz Hanlon joins from Argo-Heritage where she developed a diverse, mid-market financial institutions portfolio.

Tim Bilborough, an existing member of the DUAL Corporate Risks underwriting team will be working with Liz Hanlon as part of the DUAL Focus Team.  Beth Whybrow also joins them from Argo-Heritage as assistant underwriter.

Commenting on the announcement, Russell Kilpatrick, Executive Chairman of DUAL Corporate Risks, said:

“Since its launch in April, DUAL Focus has gone from strength to strength with demand well exceeding expectations. Liz’s appointment will now secure the next phase of our development strategy for this account.  She brings with her an enormous amount of experience and is very well regarded in the industry.  The bolstering of the DUAL Focus team will allow us to optimise these products and enable us to enhance the service we provide to our clients.”

He added: “The new products which Liz will introduce will make DUAL Focus one of the leading financial institution portfolios available in the market.”