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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ACE is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Environmental Risk Underwriters to its market-leading London based Environmental Liability team.

Robert Wade and Hayley Dixon, both experienced professionals with strong scientific backgrounds, are joining to enhance ACE’s product offering, and strengthen our relationships with clients and brokers across the UK and Ireland. They will join Emma Bartolo, London and Southeast Environmental Risk Manager, Chris Strong, Regional Environmental Risk Manager, and Tom Hillier, who in addition to managing the London Corporate Casualty business will oversee ACE’s UK and Ireland Environmental Liability operations. Together the team will be responsible for working with brokers to develop environmental liability programmes, bolstering the reputation ACE’s Environmental Liability team has cultivated for high standards of client service and comprehensive advice.

Robert comes to ACE from Chartis Insurance where he acted as an Underwriter in the Environmental Impairment Liability department. Prior to entering the insurance market he worked at URS Corporation Ltd as a Senior Environmental Consultant within the Transactions and Compliance team. Robert holds a BSc (Hons) in Environmental Science as well as an Associate Member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (AIEMA).

Hayley joins ACE from Conestoga-Rovers & Associates Ltd where she worked as an Environmental Consultant providing both scientific advice to clients as well as guidance on environmental legislation and standards. Prior to this she worked for four years as an Environmental Engineer at Golder Associates (UK) Ltd. Hayley holds a BSc (Hons) and MSc in Environmental Science in addition to being an Associate Member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (AIEMA).

Commenting on the appointments, Phil Sharpe, Director of Casualty & Major Risks said: “Environmental Liability has become an increasingly important risk for UK businesses, as well as for us as an insurer. Robert and Hayley’s appointments are a demonstration of ACE’s commitment to offering unmatched expertise and developing pragmatic and robust liability programmes for a complex and evolving sector.”

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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