Lloyd’s has appointed Rachel Turk (pictured) as chief underwriting officer. She will be responsible for managing the performance of the Lloyd’s market and for leading the underwriting function to support the corporation’s strategic goals. She will report to Patrick Tiernan, chief of markets at Lloyd’s.

Turk joins from Beazley plc, where she was group head of strategy and executive committee member. She is a board member of the Lloyd’s Market Association and the London Market Group.

Tiernan, said: “I’m excited that Rachel is joining Lloyd’s as our chief underwriting officer. Her stellar reputation in the industry, alongside her technical expertise and market knowledge, will be a huge asset to Lloyd’s as we continue to enhance the performance of our market.

“Under her leadership of underwriting at Lloyd’s, I’m confident we’ll continue to take the Lloyd’s market from strength to strength, and by doing so, achieve our aim of attracting the very best underwriters, capital and talent to our market to solve the problems that customers are facing.”

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