Miller Appoints CEO and Chief Underwriting Officer for its MGA platform

Appointments reflect important milestone in Miller’s strategy to scale its MGA platform.

Miller, the leading independent specialist (re)insurance broker, today announces the appointment of David Robinson as MGA (Managing General Agent) CEO and Neil Ross as Chief Underwriting Officer, as the business builds out its MGA offering. 

David was previously CEO at specialty MGA Optio Group, having initially joined as a Managing Director, overseeing Optio’s underwriting, claims and actuarial functions. He has also held a number of senior roles across the industry including 25 years at Chubb and ACE, latterly as regional president, UK & Ireland, with responsibility for P&C, A&H, specialty personal lines and High Net Worth. 

David will be joined by Neil Ross who brings over 20 years of experience in the underwriting market across multiple product lines, including liability lines, cyber and property, as well as a depth of experience in launching digital underwriting capabilities to help access segments of business previously out of reach to specialty insurers. He joins from AXIS Capital, having held a number of senior positions at the firm, most recently as Head of Retail for Global Markets. 

In their new roles, David and Neil will drive the strategy and expansion of Miller’s MGA platform, seeking to establish a meaningful specialty underwriting business.

James Hands, Miller Group CEO Commented: “David and Neil have incredibly strong reputations in the market and their appointments mark a significant step in our ambition to build out a broader MGA offering within the Miller Group. In these new roles, David and Neil will focus on developing an underwriting-led MGA platform which builds long-term collaborative partnerships that allow us to bring specialist expertise and innovative products to the market. Miller has continued to go from strength to strength, as we attract some of the industry’s best talent, build out our product offering, and customer reach. This latest announcement is testament to that continued growth, as we build a more diverse business that can bring a broader range of solutions to the market.”

David Robinson said: “I am delighted to be leading the formation of this offering within the Miller Group. The business’ entrepreneurial culture, practitioner-led mindset and dedication to specialism creates the perfect foundations to build a meaningful underwriting business in the specialty space. I look forward to working with Neil and bringing in best-in-class underwriting talent to create a compelling proposition for the market.”

Neil Ross added: “We see a strong opportunity to build something of value in the specialty space via an underwriting-led, data driven approach. With a focus on maximising profitability for capacity providers, through this new platform we will be able offer insurers a partner that can provide access to opportunities in traditionally hard to reach areas of specialty.”