Household MGA Plum takes Chubb underwriter

Household underwriting agency Plum Underwriting has hired ex-Chubb underwriter Niall Madders as senior technical underwriter.

Madders will report to Plum’s head of underwriting and claims Tobias Daley. He will be responsible for technical underwriting across Plum’s binder and open market divisions, with a specific emphasis on the management of its residential building works product HomeWorks.

Madders began his insurance career at Chubb in 2002 as a high net worth underwriter. He left Chubb to take roles at commercial insurer NIG, sister company UK Insurance, and parent Direct Line Group, where he made the transition from standard personal lines to underwriting niche household schemes.

He returned to Chubb in March 2012 as a personal lines underwriter.

Daley said: “We are delighted to welcome Niall as part of our underwriting and technical team. His appointment is a further demonstration of our commitment to providing brokers and their clients with access to the highest quality service. It will further help provide the support brokers need to compete for business in the fast growing market for specialist home insurance.”