Allianz Commercial has promoted Mark Ashwood to the position of head of property insurance and Olivia Baker to the role of head of motor trade insurance.
Mark and Olivia will be responsible for determining the strategy, direction, pricing, and underwriting appetite for Allianz’s commercial property and automotive trade accounts, as well as sustaining and developing products and customer propositions, in their new responsibilities.
Mark joined Allianz in 1987 and has worked in a variety insurance departments as a commercial underwriter before becoming motor trade manager and, most recently, motor trade underwriting account manager.
Olivia started the Allianz graduate programme in 2010 and has subsequently handled a variety of underwriting positions, with a particular emphasis on account management and portfolio steering. Her previous roles included managing the motor trade account in the Woking branch and most recently managing the motor trade head office account team.
Stuart Toal, head of mid-corporate, Allianz Commercial, said:
“Mark and Olivia both have an incredible wealth of experience in underwriting. They bring a huge amount of knowledge and technical excellence with them to their roles, as well as a great understanding of the market. I’m confident these appointments place Allianz in a strong position as we strive to meet our underwriting ambitions.”
He added: “I’m really pleased that we have been able to promote from within for these two pivotal roles in our organisation, which just demonstrates the strength of our talent pool.”