BARBICAN HIRES AVIVA’S BROWN TO LEAD MARINE

Barbican Insurance Group has appointed Paul Brown as marine insurance underwriting manager, with immediate effect. Most recently Brown was trading and underwriting manager, marine, at Aviva, having joined the firm as senior international marine underwriter. Prior to this he was the UK marine manager at Chartis. Other senior roles have included head of marine at Bluefin Group and marine underwriting manager at Commercial Union. Brown will report to Simon Saunders, division head, marine, aviation and transport. Saunders said: “With over 20 years of marine market experience, much of which has been spent heading up successful underwriting teams, [Brown] is a great addition to our marine division."