Independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker BMS has appointed Ian Gormley as its UK CEO, effective immediately.

Gormley will report to Nick Cook, chief executive of BMS Group. In that role he will be responsible for the growth and expansion of the company’s capabilities in London and Bermuda across all specialty lines in both insurance and reinsurance

Since joining BMS as managing director of global risks in 2012, Gormley has led BMS’s specialty business. He has also built BMS’s energy presence, advanced the financial products division, and established a global risks team in Bermuda for property/liability and specialty reinsurance. Prior to BMS, Gormley worked for seven years at Glencairn and has a background both in underwriting and broking.

Cook said: “What marks Ian out is his exceptional strategic vision and leadership of BMS within the UK. He is BMS through to his very fingertips and is highly regarded, enormously smart and has shown inspirational leadership skills. Ian has made a real contribution to BMS’s cultural values ensuring that D&I is integral to the company’s DNA. I’m delighted that he has taken on the role of UK CEO of BMS which allows me more time to focus on global strategic growth across our whole business.”

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