Agile Underwriting Services (Agile) is pleased to announce that Matthew Rowan has been appointed as group risk and compliance officer. Based in Sydney, Australia, Rowan will oversee both the syndicate service company and MGA operations as well as the claims handling units and working with broking partners.
Bringing more than 25 years of experience in the insurance sector to the role, Rowan has experience of senior roles at a number of the largest broking groups in Australia, including AUB Group and Steadfast. Most recently. Rowan was the chief compliance officer for Aon’s Australian division. Prior to his relocation to Sydney in 2020, Rowan spent 10 years at Argenta group in London, rising to the position of chief risk officer and compliance director.
Robin Barham, CEO Agile Group, said: “We’ve known Matt for a long time, and his experience is a rare mix of London market and Australian experience that matches the Agile Group perfectly. The retail expertise he brings from managing conduct and compliance at Australia’s largest broking groups [Steadfast, AUB and Aon] is ideally suited to our portfolio mix focused on Australian SMEs.”
Mark Hunt, head of underwriting at Agile, added: “Matt’s knowledge of Lloyd’s requirements, stemming from his five-year period as a risk executive within the corporation will be a great support as we continue to work on the new syndicate 2427 in the highly regulated and maturing Australian market.”
Agile Syndicate 2427 is managed by Asta, the leading third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, and which is part of the Davies Group.