Anson named Rokstone’s new Global CEO, Potter appointed as Chairman

Rokstone, an international specialty re/insurance managing general agent (MGA) and part of the Aventum Group, has announced the appointment of Ian Anson as Global CEO of Rokstone and James Potter as Chairman of Rokstone.

Anson has been with Rokstone since 2020, and was serving as Managing Director for the last three years prior to his promotion.

During this time, he worked under Potter to drive accelerated organic growth for the Group through the launch of multiple new lines and multi-year cross-class capacity deals, new territories and distribution strategies, and through significant investment in talent and technology.

Potter commented: “Aventum is by far the most vibrant and inspirational insurance group in the market today. 100% employee owned and independent, multiple award winning and league topping. It’s not some magic – it’s the people here that have achieved that.

“I feel privileged to work with such amazingly talented individuals at Rokstone and Ian’s star shines brightest. When he first joined us a few years back we knew then that we had someone special and he hasn’t disappointed.”

He added: “Together with the rest of the team Ian has led the charge, delivering strong growth and demonstrating outstanding leadership. I’m delighted to announce his promotion. It is thoroughly well deserved and I’m hugely excited as we begin a new year and embark on the next phase of growth for Rokstone.”

As Potter takes over the role of Chairman at Rokstone, he will continue to serve as Deputy CEO of Aventum, and will play a pivotal role in leading the group to achieve its ambitious growth objectives.

This dual role will keep him actively engaged in both the daily operations and the strategic direction of the organization, Rokstone noted.

Anson stated: “It has been a privilege to work with the leadership team at Rokstone for the last 4 years. Rokstone is extremely well positioned to take advantage of the many opportunities that exist in the current marketplace. Our platform offers a truly unique value proposition to our people and our partners and we have significant room for further growth and diversification ahead of us.”

The incoming CEO also shared some of the company’s plans: “The first half of the year we’ll be onboarding our US Casualty team and finalising the launch of a number of other new lines of business as well as crystalising some key cross-class strategic capacity relationships. We are also on the cusp of entering new territories.

“A core part of our strategy is leveraging the benefits of the group’s investment of ATOMX, our new proprietary tech ecosystem. As a group we’ve embarked on one of the most ambitious tech programmes ever undertaken in the London Market, one that we believe will take us light years ahead of the competition in our ability to deliver service to brokers and enhanced access to business for carriers.”

He continued: “We’ve already begun to see results from the new platform ATOMX in a number of Speciality classes including Marine and Aviation and we’ll be iteratively rolling out ATOMX across the group this year. We’re simplifying Speciality insurance and already seen a dramatic positive impact on service and efficiency. It’s hugely exciting to be at the forefront of change.”

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