Trio joins NIG in Leeds

NIG has made three senior appointments at its Leeds office.

Chris Robinson has been appointed area underwriting manager, Michelle Webster joins the insurer as area liability underwriter and David Lawson has been appointed technical field underwriter.

Robinson joins NIG from Allianz Commercial where he was national broker manager for Yorkshire and the North East region.

Webster joins NIG from Brit Insurance where she was a specialist liability underwriter .

Lawson has joined from Towergate Underwriting where he was regional development manager.

In addition, Mark Wolfenden will join the Leeds team as operations manager, moving from a similar role with NIG in Manchester.

Steve Scott recently joined from Allianz as area business development manager.

Martin Hall, NIG’s director of underwriting said: “I am delighted to welcome Chris, Michelle and David to the team.

"Their technical expertise coupled with their knowledge and experience of the region make them invaluable recruits to our Leeds office.

"This is a very exciting time for NIG in Leeds and we see a real opportunity to grow in this market by offering our partners great solutions and providing a strong development platform for brokers to work with us to win new business."