ACE Group has appointed Kyle Bryant as regional cyber manager for continental Europe.
Ace Group noted that Mr. Bryant, previously assistant vice president at ACE USA, will have management responsibility for ACE's growing cyber risk business across continental Europe. He will focus on bringing together ACE's international first and third party business, underwriting capabilities, risk management, and incident response services to deliver solutions to brokers and clients.
Working with Toby Merrill as head of the practice and his colleagues across ACE's global network, the company pointed out, Mr. Bryant will contribute to the development of the practice and execute its strategy across continental Europe, paying close attention to proposition development, underwriting strategy, and market relationships locally.
Mr. Bryant will report to Grant Cairns, the regional manager of financial lines for ACE in continental Europe and will work with Gilbert Flepp, the cyber risks manager for ACE in continental Europe.
Mr. Bryant has over eight years of insurance industry experience in underwriting, product management, claims, and legal roles focused on technology and professional liability risks. He joined ACE six years ago and, most recently, his responsibilities included regional manager for technology and professional liability in ACE's U.S. Mid-Atlantic region, where he oversaw successful the growth of a broad portfolio of professional liability, technology errors and omissions, data privacy, and cyber insurance risks. Previously, he was executive underwriter for technology and professional liability in ACE's New York metropolitan region.
Mr. Cairns said, “At ACE, we are committed to bringing together our global cyber risk experience for the benefit of our local customers. European brokers and clients tell us that the insurance industry still has some way to go in meeting their expectations for clearer, more comprehensive cyber risk solutions. With his extensive experience in the fast maturing U.S. cyber market and deep expertise in third party liability risks, I am confident that Kyle's appointment will help us to enhance our customer proposition in a way that responds to these market challenges in Europe.”
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Victoria Spears
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