James Muller will oversee compliance, maintenance and commerical development.

Assurant Solutions Intermediary, a specialist in the mortgage broker and intermediary market delivering a range of general insurance products, has appointed James Muller as Chief Operating Officer.

In this newly created role, Muller will oversee and manage the operational compliance, maintenance and commercial development of the Assurant Solutions Intermediary business.

Muller joins the business from Assurant Solutions where he held a series of commercial and general management responsibilities since joining in 2005. Prior to joining Assurant Solutions, he spent three years at GE Capital (now Genworth Financial) in a variety of commercial and partner management roles. Previous experience also includes working as part of the corporate development team at the former diversified industrial group, Hanson plc, and with banking group Wasserstein, Perella & Co based in New York.

Paul Thompson, managing director, comments: “Assurant Solutions Intermediary is embarking on a series of transformational changes that will position our business to deliver enhanced returns in the intermediary market. James is a welcome addition to the team. He has a proven track record of commercial and operational experience and I am confident that the combination of his experience and knowledge of our marketplace will help drive through the goals we have set ourselves.”