MS Amlin Underwriting Limited (MS AUL) announced the appointment of David Mocklow as Chief Financial Officer & Chief Claims Officer of a newly formed, US based sister company, MS Amlin Distribution Holdings (MS ADH). Mocklow takes up the roles with immediate effect, and will report into Johan Slabbert CEO of MS ADH.
MS ADH will play a fundamental role in MS AUL’s US underwriting strategy, announced earlier this year with the acquisition of US Managing General Agency (MGA) International Transportation and Marine Office LLC (ITMO), alongside an investment in InQlusiv LLC, a US based Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) focussed MGA. MS ADH will explore further acquisitions and investment opportunities for MS AUL, whilst serving as the holding company for future US based acquisitions.
Mocklow brings more than 25 years of experience in (re)insurance and capital markets. He joins MS ADH from Gramercy Risk Management, where as a founding member of the team he served as Head of Strategy & Corporate Development, providing underwriting, risk management, loss control and claims management services to the US property and casualty insurance industry. Prior to this, Mocklow worked for the investment banking firm Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller and for Aon, where has was a founding member of the Aon Capital Markets team in Chicago.
Johan Slabbert, CEO, MS AUL and MS ADH said: “I am very pleased and excited to have David on board as the first employee for MS ADH. David has an excellent pedigree in helping build businesses and new business pipelines across the insurance industry. His work on the advisory side and as a strategist will help us build our platform and extend our brand in established and developing markets. David also has extensive experience using technology and innovative thinking particularly on the claims side of the business, and I believe it is this combination of skills that will be invaluable as we continue to build a profitable and efficient business.”
