Asta welcomes three new senior hires to its management team

Asta, a third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, has strengthened its senior management team with the addition of David Hopkins as deputy chief underwriting officer, Alex Poracchia as transformation director, and Julie Flello as head of client management.

Bringing 27 years of experience in the financial sector, Hopkins joined the company last month from Westfield Specialty, where he most recently served as head of underwriting performance management.

Prior to this, he has held senior positions at Argo, Axis and Antares. Hopkins brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in strategic decision-making and actuarial expertise to his role as deputy CUO.

Having started his new role in early July, Poracchia joined Asta from Everest, where he served as international insurance CFO and chief actuary for four years.

Prior to this, Poracchia was global corporate CFO of Zurich Financial Services and was a partner at Deloitte for eight years.

In his new role, the executive will work alongside the senior management team, fostering innovation and helping to support Asta’s long term growth and success.

Joining Asta after 12 years at Lloyd’s, Flello, who has over three decades of market experience, took over her new position in April this year.

During her time at Lloyd’s, she held roles as survey and claims co-ordinator and, more recently, senior account manager, where she was responsible for maintaining the relationship between Lloyd’s and a broad portfolio of managing agents.

Flello has held a variety of employee engagement and DEI committee positions, and is proficient in nurturing change and mentoring future talent.

Lorraine Harfitt, chief executive officer at Asta, commented: “We are delighted to welcome David, Alex and Julie to the Asta team. Together, they bring with them an extensive profile of skills and experience to our senior management team, boasting capabilities essential to our success. Their appointments reflect our continuing growth and our desire to source top-level talent to best serve our clients.”

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