Managing general agent CLS Risk Solutions has tapped insurance hotshot Rob Best as UK managing director.
A major name in the industry, Best brings more than three decades of experience from the likes of Jardine Lloyd Thompson, Gallagher, and Willis Towers Watson. He has also been a consultant to the industry and, in fact, assisted CLS Risk Solutions with a review of its environmental product in 2019.
As managing director of the company’s UK operations, Best will be in charge of leading the business into its second phase of growth to reach its 2021 target. Reporting to group chief executive Tom O’Connor, he also joins the MGA’s board.
“The product set which CLSRS provides and the opportunities these offer for growth is very exciting,” commented the UK MD. “Tom’s appointment last year set a clear strategy to drive growth both for its broker partners and across the CLS group.
“I strongly believe 2020 will be a year of great change in the market. The challenge and opportunity which prevail in the current market climate make it a most exciting time to be working in insurance and CLS, along with its capacity and broker partners, are perfectly placed to take full advantage of the flight to quality which is now gaining momentum.”
Meanwhile O’Connor cited Best’s “terrific insurance pedigree and enviable contacts across the broker market,” which the group CEO believes will lead to closer collaboration.
