PRESS RELEASE Ecclesiastical appoints Matthews as new Risk Management Director 15 October 2014 – Specialist insurance group Ecclesiastical has this week appointed Mark Matthews, FIRM, AIOSH, ACII, Chartered Insurer into the role of Risk Management Director in its UK general insurance business. In his new role, Mark will report to Ecclesiastical’s Deputy Group Chief Executive and UK Managing Director, Jacinta Whyte. Mark joins Ecclesiastical from Zurich where he most recently held the role of Head of Risk Engineering. With more than 32 years’ experience in the UK insurance industry, Mark began his career at Commercial Union Assurance and spent the first seven years of his career in the commercial lines underwriting arena. Mark has spent the last 25 years of his career with Zurich in a number of key leadership and risk engineering roles. His appointment as a member of the UK leadership underlines the vital role that the risk management function plays in the delivery of expertise and service to the company’s customers. It also builds on the company’s surveying and risk control capability, moving this vital function towards providing an enhanced risk management service for customers. Commenting on Mark’s appointment, Ecclesiastical’s Deputy Group Chief Executive and UK Managing Director Jacinta Whyte said: “Mark’s appointment as a key member of our UK General Insurance leadership team underlines the vital role we believe the risk management function plays in the delivery of expertise and service to our customers. Our in-house risk control and valuation teams are a real differentiator for us in the UK market. Their unrivalled expertise in our specialist sectors is highly soughtafter and valued by our customers. I am confident that this combination of an existing strong team and a This document is the property of Ecclesiastical. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, or stored in any retrieval system of any nature, without prior written permission of the Copyright holder. The information in this publication is believed to be accurate in all respects. Ecclesiastical Insurance, its parent company, affiliates, divisions and subsidiaries cannot assume responsibility for any consequences resulting from the use of this information. The information contained herein is subject to change; revisions or new editions may be issued to incorporate such changes. new Director with extensive knowledge and experience in the area of risk management will greatly benefit our existing and new customers.” Mark Matthews added: “I am delighted to be heading up a risk function that already has such an excellent reputation for specialist expertise in its chosen market segments and I am very much looking forward to building upon this strong platform to develop the depth and breadth of our technical capability and customer proposition even further.” Mark joined Ecclesiastical on 6 October 2014. ENDS Media enquiries Katri Link, PR Manager, Ecclesiastical Insurance Tel: 01452 873162 Email: [email protected] Visit www.ecclesiastical.com Beaufort House, Brunswick Road, Gloucester, GL1 1JZ. About Ecclesiastical Owned by a registered charity, Allchurches Trust, Ecclesiastical is a unique financial services organisation. With its main operations and headquarters in the UK, Ecclesiastical also operates in Australia, Canada and Ireland. Ecclesiastical is a specialist insurer of charities, the education and faith sectors, heritage buildings and fine art. Founded in 1887 to provide insurance for the Anglican Church, the company now offers a wide range of commercial insurances, as well as home insurance, selling through brokers and directly. Ecclesiastical also offers a range of ethically screened investment funds through its award-winning investment management business, Ecclesiastical Investment Management. Ecclesiastical is one of UK’s Top Company Donors to Charity according to the 2013/2014 UK Guide to Company Giving. Ecclesiastical is the winner of the 2013 and 2014 UK Claims Awards and the 2013 British Insurance Awards. Ecclesiastical’s Group vision, launched in January 2014, states that the Group intends to give £50m to charity between 2014-2016. To date the company has donated or committed to donate a total of £15.5m towards the £50m goal. Ecclesiastical Page 2 of 3 Ecclesiastical Page 3 of 3
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