Rokstone, the international specialty re/insurance managing general agent (MGA) and part of Aventum Group, has announced changes to its senior leadership team.
Ian Anson (pictured above), previously managing director of Rokstone, has been promoted to global CEO, while James Potter, the current CEO, will transition into the role of chairman.
Anson joined Rokstone in 2020 and has served as managing director for the past three years. During this time, he has overseen the launch of multiple new product lines, expanded into new markets, and secured multi-year cross-class capacity agreements.
Under his leadership, Rokstone has grown into a US$1.1 billion gross written premium (GWP) MGA with a 50% ultimate loss ratio (ULR) across its portfolio.
Potter said that Aventum is an independent and employee-owned insurance group, attributing its performance to the talent within the company.
“I feel privileged to work with such amazingly talented individuals at Rokstone and Ian’s star shines brightest,” Potter said. “When he first joined us a few years back we knew then that we had someone special, and he hasn’t disappointed. Together with the rest of the team Ian has led the charge, delivering strong growth and demonstrating outstanding leadership. I’m delighted to announce his promotion. It is thoroughly well deserved and I’m hugely excited as we begin a new year and embark on the next phase of growth for Rokstone.”
In his new role as chairman, Potter will remain involved in Rokstone’s operations while continuing as deputy CEO of Aventum. He will focus on new business opportunities and contribute to the group's overall strategic growth objectives.
Anson said that Rokstone is well positioned to capitalize on opportunities in the current market and highlighted plans for further expansion.
“The first half of the year we’ll be onboarding our US Casualty team and finalizing the launch of a number of other new lines of business as well as crystalizing some key cross-class strategic capacity relationships. We are also on the cusp of entering new territories,” Anson said.
He also pointed to the group's investment in ATOMX, a proprietary technology platform aimed at enhancing service delivery for brokers and market access for carriers.
“We’ve already begun to see results from the new platform ATOMX in a number of speciality classes, including marine and aviation, and we’ll be iteratively rolling out ATOMX across the group this year. We’re simplifying speciality insurance and already seen a dramatic positive impact on service and efficiency. It’s hugely exciting to be at the forefront of change,” Anson said.
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