Ashton joins Fidelis ahead of MGA launch

Rob Ashton, the former head of specialty at Hiscox Re Specialty,
has left to join Fidelis Insurance with a view to setting up his
own MGA next year.
The MGA will operate through the Nexus Underwriting platform and
is expected to open for business in January 2018. In the interim,
Ashton will join Fidelis as a specialty reinsurance underwriter
when his notice period from Hiscox ends in July.
The move fits into a developing trend of carriers helping
entrepreneurs to...