SiriusPoint names head of London US casualty

SiriusPoint has announced the appointment of Phil Woodbridge (pictured above) as head of London US casualty, effective Sept. 5.

In his new role, Woodbridge will focus on growing the company’s US casualty treaty book. He will be based in London and will report to Nick Pascall, head of London and international casualty.

Woodbridge has more than 25 years of experience in US casualty markets. He joins SiriusPoint from MS Amlin Syndicate, where he spent 12 years in various roles, most recently as chief underwriting officer for reinsurance. He has also served as a US liability class underwriter at Argo Group. Woodbridge began his career as a liability underwriter at Faraday in London.

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“I am very pleased to welcome Phil to SiriusPoint and our London casualty team,” said Bobby Heerasing, head of international strategic business development at SiriusPoint. “Phil brings with him a wealth of experience and relationships which will position SiriusPoint well as we look to grow and develop our casualty reinsurance offering globally.”