Ex-Howden leader among new hires at Ardonagh-owned broker

Ardonagh-owned reinsurance broker Price Forbes Re has made two new appointments as it looks to expand its facultative team across all product lines.

Among the new hires is Fred Few Brown, who joins as a director and will be responsible for property facultative.

Jonathan Gerken, meanwhile, has been hired to focus on terrorism and political violence facultative reinsurance worldwide.

Both appointees will be based in London.

Experience

Few Brown joins from broker Howden, where he was most recently an associate director in its reinsurance arm.

Before Howden, he was a sales executive at Keith Prowse.

Few Brown will report to Nikki Melbourne, head of facultative at Price Forbes Re, in his new role.

Melbourne said: “Few Brown’s appointment is a pivotal moment for facultative at Price Forbes Re.

“We’ve worked hard to build a platform that great people want to be part of and I am delighted to see the reaction to Few Brown joining and how he is helping make property facultative at Prices Forbes Re a standout offering.”

Gerken, meanwhile, has held terrorism and political violence broking roles at Guy Carpenter, JLT Re and KM Dastur.

Melbourne added: “Gerken’s appointment demonstrates our commitment to building bench strength for these products.

“He is well known and respected in the terrorism market, both in the UK and internationally, and will be a huge asset as we begin to capitalise on facultative opportunities with clients who appreciate the fresh and ambitious approach that working with an independent brings.”