HDI Global Specialty SE, the specialty lines insurer, has added an underwriter, Karen Frazer, to its London-based U.S. delegated authority underwriting team.

Ms. Frazer joined from Lloyd's Syndicate Starstone, where she underwrote U.S. open market and delegated authority business.

Prior to this, she was part of Torus Insurance's power and utilities underwriting team.

Commenting on Ms. Frazer's appointment, Richard Taylor, a member of the executive board of management and United Kingdom managing director at HDI Global Specialty SE, said, “I'm pleased to welcome Karen to the HDI Global Specialty SE underwriting team. She has proven herself to be a hard-working and results driven team player and I look forward to Karen playing her part in driving our specialty team forward.”

HDI Global Specialty SE's delegated authority underwriting team provides full agency and binding authority agreements, with both single or multi-line capacity, as either a lead or follow line market. It is a joint venture of Hannover Re and HDI Global SE.

Victoria Spears

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Victoria Prussen Spears is senior vice president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Spears was an attorney at a leading New York City law firm before joining Meyerowitz Communications. She may be contacted at [email protected].

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