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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ACE Group today announced the appointment of Glenn O’Halloran as Environmental Risk Underwriter as it continues to invest in building its environmental liability insurance capabilities in the UK & Ireland.

Glenn will be responsible for growing ACE’s environmental liability book, working with brokers in the region to develop environmental liability programmes. Glenn will be based in London and report to Emma Bartolo, UK & Ireland Environmental Risk Manager. His appointment takes place with immediate effect. Glenn replaces Rob Wade who is now Associate Vice President, Environmental Risk with ACE in Canada.

Glenn is a qualified environmental engineer and joins from ACE in Sydney where for the past two years he was Environmental Risk Underwriter for the Australia and New Zealand market. Prior to that, Glenn was an environmental consultant with specialised hydro-geochemistry consulting company Ecoengineers, and previously worked on major mining and water-related construction projects across Australia at Tyco-Water Infrastructure Group in Australia.

Emma Bartolo, UK & Ireland Environmental Risk Manager, said: “As the environmental liability market continues to grow and develop, Glenn’s strong technical credentials underpin our continued commitment to offering our brokers and clients technical expertise and value added capabilities in this evolving sector.”

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About ACE:

ACE Group is one of the world’s largest multiline property and casualty insurers. With operations in 54 countries, ACE provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. ACE Limited, the parent company of ACE Group, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ACE) and is a component of the S&P 500 index.

ACE UK & Ireland’s five regions are:

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

Additional information can be found at: www.acegroup.com/uk

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