Handover early to finalise business plan for 2010 account

Daria Vanous has replaced John Robinson as active underwriter of Omega’s Syndicate 958 for the 2010 year of account.

Omega announced Vanous would succeed Robinson on 10th March but brought forward the move saying: “Given that the significant majority of planned business for 2009 has now been written, at this juncture the focus of work on Syndicate 958 is now on finalising the business plan for 2010, which is subject to approval by Lloyd's, and preparing for the renewal of business during the fourth quarter.”

Robinson will continue as chief underwriting officer and as a director of Omega Insurance Holdings.

Syndicate 958

Syndicate 958's capacity for the 2009 year of account is £249m. It has made an underwriting profit in every closed year of account since its inception in the 1980 year of account. The Syndicate has focused predominantly on short-tail, diversified property orientated insurance and reinsurance with a focus on small to medium sized insureds.

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