The UK insurance arm of Barbican Insurance Group has recruited a professional indemnity (PI) expert in the form of Paula McManus.
Appointed as PI head for Barbican Protect’s operations in London, McManus will be in charge of strengthening the company’s PI proposition in the UK commercial SME and mid-sized corporate market. She brings over 25 years of insurance industry experience, more than 18 years of which were spent exclusively on PI.
McManus, whose career started at RSA in 1994, most recently served as senior UK PI underwriter at Pioneer Underwriting. The former Alterra PI underwriting manager also worked at Beazley, CNA, and Newline Underwriting.
“With almost two decades of experience in the UK PI sector to call upon, Paula’s market knowledge is exceptional,” commented Barbican Protect managing director Stuart Kilpatrick.
“She is a very driven practitioner who combines ground-level market insight with highly technical underwriting capabilities to deliver customer-focused solutions. She is a great addition to our financial lines team and will undoubtedly help to boost our standing in the PI arena.”
