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New Dawn Risk strengthens team with senior hire

New Dawn Risk announced today the strengthening of its senior team with the appointment of Nicky Stokes as Head of Management Liability and Financial Institutions. 

Max Carter, CEO of New Dawn Risk, commented: “With rates increasing dramatically in all regions for D&O and financial institutions insurance, clients need experienced brokers to ensure that they are getting the best possible results in an extremely challenging environment. Nicky’s breadth of international experience in both underwriting and broking will help us to deliver an even more compelling proposition to our clients, wherever they operate.”

Nicky joins New Dawn from Liberty Specialty Markets in Dubai where she was AVP, Professional Indemnity with additional responsibility for the D&O, Bankers Blanket Bond and Cyber portfolio for local and international clients throughout the Middle East and Africa.

With more than 20 years’ experience in the insurance industry, she was previously based in South Africa where she held senior roles at companies including Marsh and AIG. Nicky holds an MBA from the University of Reading in the UK and a PMD from the University of Pretoria.

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Established in 2008, New Dawn Risk is a dynamic, specialist insurance intermediary providing bespoke advisory solutions. We focus on complex, international liability and other specialty insurance and reinsurance. Clients large and small profit from our expertise, creativity and responsiveness – from risk assessment through to claims. 95% of our business emanates from outside the United Kingdom.