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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ACE European Group Limited is announcing three additions to its Accident and Health (A&H) Team, demonstrating a commitment to expansion across the UK.

Mark Elliker is joining from Chartis Insurance to take on the role of Midlands A&H Underwriting Manager, specialising in Accident & Health protection. Mark will be based in ACE’s Birmingham office. With more than 20 years of underwriting experience in the A&H sector, Mark brings significant expertise to develop and underwrite new and existing accounts focusing on the Midlands and South West region. Mark will be reporting to Paul Jennings, ACE Corporate Regional Manager, Midlands.

Richard Clark, formerly of Marsh UK is joining ACE as A&H Corporate Business Development Manager for London & the South East. Richard has 14 years of experience in the commercial insurance sector, with a background in underwriting, claims and business development. Richard's role at ACE will be to manage A&H sales and broker relationships in London & the South East.

Finally, Peter Bremner, who joined ACE as regional EMEA Student Travel Coordinator earlier this year, will be changing roles and joining the Corporate Business Development unit for A&H in London. In his new role, Peter will focus on growing the business and extending ACE's market presence and knowledge. Prior to this position, Peter worked at ACE’s New Zealand office for three years as the Southern Region Account Manager (BDU) in A&H and prior to that was at AON as a Corporate Broker.

Richard and Peter will be reporting to Jon Houghton, ACE Corporate Regional Manager for London & the South East.

Commenting on the appointments, Jon Houghton said “ACE European Group is seeing rising interest from brokers and clients in its Accident and Health products, which we attribute to our offering comprehensive cover combined with high levels of customer service. We are actively expanding our team and regional capabilities so that we can continue to offer products with the standard of responsiveness and expertise people have come to expect.”

About ACE

ACE is well known for its experience and expertise in catering for medium to large clients worldwide. In the UK & Ireland ACE is structured into two core segments:

The Corporate Risk segment provides property, casualty, accident & health and other specialty insurance products. Target clients are broadly defined as those with turnovers of more than £5m and 50 plus staff with conventional insurance programme requirements.

The Major Risks segment provides property, casualty, accident & health and other specialty insurance products. Major Risks clients are broadly defined as companies with a turnover of greater than £500m and employing a full time global risk manager requiring non-conventional insurance programmes.

ACE UK & Ireland’s five regions are:

∙Ireland (Dublin and Belfast) ∙ Scotland (Glasgow) ∙ The North (Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle) ∙ Midlands (Birmingham) ∙ London and South East (London, Maidstone, Reading, Watford)

ACE European Group is part of the ACE Group, a global leader in insurance and reinsurance serving a diverse group of clients. Headed by ACE Limited (NYSE:ACE), a component of the S&P 500 stock index, the ACE Group conducts its business on a worldwide basis with operating subsidiaries in more than 50 countries. ACE’s core operating insurance companies – including ACE European Group Limited – hold financial strength ratings of AA- (Very Strong) from Standard & Poor’s and A+ (Superior) from A.M. Best.

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