Admiral Insurance Group announces New Senior Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer

Admiral Insurance Group, a Berkley company, would like to announce the appointments of Leah Taylor as Senior Vice President, Underwriting Services, and Mark Brown as Chief Underwriting Officer.

Leah will work closely with the Casualty and Professional units to drive innovation and implement efficiencies in the production of business. In this new role, she will be responsible for organizing and managing oversight, audits and new product development. The Admiral operations team, executive underwriters and chief underwriting officer will report to Leah.

Leah began her career in insurance with Admiral in 1994. In her career she has held increasing roles of responsibility, quickly demonstrating excellence in her relationships with Admiral’s wholesale broker partners. Most recently she served as Senior Vice President of Professional Liability at Admiral, where she led the development of new professional products across the country.

Mark started with Admiral in 1997 and brings more than 30 years of underwriting experience to the Chief Underwriting Officer role. He has held various roles while at Admiral and has been Admiral’s Casualty Underwriting Officer for the past decade. Mark’s wealth of experience make him a perfect fit in this new position, where he will oversee underwriting direction and work with the technical executive underwriters, product development and compliance teams.