Sydney, 30 July 2015

Specialist insurer Beazley has appointed David Platt as underwriter in the company's Australian accident and health team.

Mr Platt has approaching 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, most recently as Head of Accident & Health at Zurich Australian Insurance Ltd, where he was instrumental in establishing its accident and health proposition. Prior to this, Mr Platt spent some 14 years at ACE Insurance where he was A&H Underwriting Manager, AUS/NZ.

Mr Platt's extensive knowledge and experience in broker facing roles aligns with Beazley's focus on strengthening relationships with brokers, to position it as the leading specialist insurer in the accident and health market.

Suzie White, head of Beazley's accident and health business in Australia, said: "We are delighted to have attracted an underwriter of David's calibre to help develop our accident and health business. He has extensive underwriting expertise, an excellent profile in the market and strong relationships with brokers across Australia."

Mr Platt said: "I am excited to be joining a growing team that is filling an important gap in the Australian market by tailoring products to the end-customers' needs. With increased competition, differentiation through specialist offerings will become increasingly important."

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