The Hartford

Garrison will lead the strategic direction, growth, and underwriting for the Navigators brand as well as manage relationships with the company’s wholesale distribution partners.

David Robinson will work in a senior business management role and report to CEO Matthew Fosh.

The carrier has seen an exodus of financial lines staff amid a battle for top talent in the line of business.

The latest Plane Talking report also highlights that The Hartford and Inigo are finalising preparations to enter the airline market.

The nature of the hire demonstrates the level of competition for top talent in the sector.

Speaking at an investor conference on Monday, CFO Beth Costello said the company expects losses to fall well below Hartford’s cat program retention.

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The surge likely reflects talk in the buy-side community fuelled by tracking the latter's private jet.

A number of employees have recently resigned from the carrier as high staff displacement continues in the D&O space.

Staff displacement has been high in the D&O market after a period of dramatic rating adjustment in 2020.

Hiscox, a lead market for D&O in London, takes its peer’s head of London market financial lines.

Tegron Capital will launch in July and focus on excess-of-loss cover for publicly traded companies.