Rob Best to lead DUAL UK’s newly launched Climate Risk & Resilience team

DUAL UK, part of the specialist underwriting arm of Howden Group, has announced the launch of its newly created Climate Risk & Resilience (CR&R) underwriting team.

The CR&R team, under the leadership of Rob Best, will introduce a range of insurance products aimed at assisting businesses in navigating the decarbonization and sustainability challenges and opportunities on their path to net zero.

These products will be instrumental in unlocking investment to address the increasing demands of decarbonization and sustainability, Dual UK stated.

Best has joined the team with four decades of experience within the London insurance market, building successful teams at JLT, Gallagher and Willis.

He will be supported by David Sparrow, former CEO of Built Asset Consultancy EC Harris, and member of the Global Management committee of Environmental Consultancy Arcadis.

Simon White, Rikke Olesen, Samantha Walters and Chris Gwynn are the highly respected and experienced members of the underwriting team.

Their combined decades of leadership in the environmental, public law and rights of light underwriting space, and experience from insurers and Managing General Agent (MGA) – including AIG, AXA XL, Chubb and CLS RS – make them an invaluable asset to the team.

Rob Best, Managing Director, CR&R, said: “I am thrilled to be leading such a fantastic team of expert underwriters. Over the next few months, our focus will be on delivering innovative solutions to our chosen markets to ensure insurance plays its part in unlocking the investment potential of the drive to net zero. This will enable our brokers and their clients to respond effectively to the emerging risks and opportunities.

Simon McGinn, CEO, DUAL UK, commented: “Specialty is what MGAs do best and the launch of our new Climate Risk & Resilience team is a great example of how insurance can unlock risk capital to back the growth of the wider economy.”

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