Based in London, Holmes will lead the expansion of elseco, the high-technology specialty insurance underwriting platform headquartered at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), has appointed Matthew Holmes as Head of Energy. elseco’s global Energy underwriting portfolio using his significant risk management experience in this specialty line.
elseco’s financial technology platform, which allows worldwide capacity to be Commenting on the appointment, Laurent Lemaire, Chairman and CEO of elseco said: efficiently deployed to specialty insurance lines, is currently supported by 60 leading insurance companies. "We are delighted to have Matthew in our team. He has great leadership and underwriting skills and trust him to grow our profitable energy portfolio".
Holmes, who joins elseco from Beazley, remarked: "This is an incredible opportunity and I am extremely excited to be a part of the elseco team and I fully share their vision for the future. I look forward to developing elseco’s Energy business to become one of the leading energy markets, consistent with what elseco has achieved in the Space and Aviation lines."