Brooklyn Underwriting head resigns
2 June 2022
Brooklyn Underwriting Head Tim Fairbrother has resigned after nearly a decade with the enterprise, with Scott Jerome to take over the function as Appearing Head, the Axa-owned company has introduced.
“We want Tim the best possible along with his future endeavours and we thank him for near 10 years of service with Brooklyn and Axa XL,” the company stated as we speak on LinkedIn. The resignation is efficient instantly.
Mr Fairbrother, a former skilled rugby union participant, joined Brooklyn in 2013, was appointed Supervisor Partnerships in 2016 and have become head of the enterprise in December the next 12 months.
Mr Jerome takes over after most just lately holding the function of Axa Operations Lead, Australia. Earlier than becoming a member of Axa he had labored at companies together with Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance coverage Group, Aon and JLT.
“Scott brings with him a wealth of expertise and a deep understanding of the Brooklyn enterprise, our merchandise, our folks, and our imaginative and prescient for the long run,” the company stated. “We look ahead to formally introducing Scott to our dealer networks within the coming weeks.”
Brooklyn has been working for almost three a long time and has workplaces in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The underwriting company was acquired by XL Group in 2016 and have become a part of Axa in 2018.
“Brooklyn stays crucial to our Axa XL technique in Australia and it’s a testomony to our bench energy to have the ability to appoint Scott as Appearing Head of Brooklyn,” Axa Head of Australia Catherine Carlyon advised insuranceNEWS.com.au.
Mr Fairbrother’s LinkedIn web page says he’s proud to have performed a key function in constructing a extremely worthwhile enterprise, because it has grown from a distinct segment specialist into a serious participant.
Mr Fairbrother advised insuranceNEWS.com.au that he was unable to remark additional at this stage, however he has a future alternative, and the Brooklyn enterprise is in fine condition and in good fingers.
