Talbot Expands Political Risk and Credit Teams, Announces Appointments in London and Singapore
May 02 2018 - 10:26AM
Business Wire
Talbot Underwriting Ltd (“Talbot”) today announced appointments
to their global Political Risk and Credit team.
Jonathan Goh has joined as Political Risk & Credit
Underwriter and will be based in Talbot’s Singapore offices.
Previously, he was with Zurich Insurance as a Senior Political Risk
and Credit Underwriter. Prior to that role, he was the APAC
Political Risk Underwriter at Canopius. Jonathan holds an MBA from
Harvard Business School.
John Ewington, Talbot Singapore CEO said, “Jonathan brings a
wealth of experience and further boosts our expanding offering in
the Asia Pacific region. As we continue to invest in this product
and region, I’m pleased that an accomplished underwriter of his
calibre has joined the team.”
Concurrently, Russell Fisher has been appointed Senior Credit
Analyst based in London, supporting the London, Singapore, and
Validus Specialty New York offices. He was previously a Political
Risk and Credit Underwriter at Ironshore Europe and prior to that
was at Hiscox. Russell holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics
& Quantitative Management from University of South Africa.
David Morris, Talbot’s Active Underwriter added, “We’ve gained
exceptional talent in Russell and broadened Talbot’s offerings.
This is an exciting development for the team as it positions itself
for future growth.”
Jonathan and Russell join the global team of Political Risk
& Credit at Talbot, which includes James Bamford, Andrew
Bickmore, George Goodliffe, and Chris Crane in London, Jaime Taylor
in Singapore, and Jared Kotler and Matthew Coomer on behalf of
Validus Specialty in New York.
James Bamford, Global Practice Leader Political Lines said,
“Jonathan and Russell will strengthen a team known for its depth of
knowledge and experience in political and credit risks. We’re
extending our capabilities and strengthening our resources to meet
the evolving requirements of our clients. I am delighted they are
joining us.”
Talbot provides insurance cover for political and credit risks
to a range of clients including banks, government agencies,
exporters, and commodity traders who are investing and transacting
business predominantly in emerging markets. The team based in
London, Singapore, and New York has expertise in commercial
counterparty, sovereign, and country risks across a wide variety of
sectors, geographies, and structured trade finance products.
For more information, contact Talbot’s Political Risk and Credit
team.
About Talbot
Talbot is the global brand used by Talbot Underwriting Ltd
companies which operate within the Lloyd’s insurance market,
through Syndicate 1183. Talbot focuses on underwriting a number of
specialty classes including marine, marine liabilities, aviation,
transport, energy, terrorism, political risk, crisis management,
kidnap & ransom, construction, contingency, cyber, financial
lines, property and treaty reinsurance. Talbot is wholly owned by
Validus Holdings, Ltd.
About Validus Holdings, Ltd.
Validus Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE:VR) is a leading global provider of
reinsurance, insurance, and asset management services. Validus
companies maintain a worldwide presence with more than 1,000
employees in 17 offices. Learn more at validusholdings.com.
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