Atkin steps up to become Talbot chairman

Rupert Atkin will retire next year as CEO of Validus's
Lloyd's arm Talbot, the global specialty (re)insurer said today
(19 November).
Atkin, a respected figure in the market, will step down on 29
February next year, with managing director Peter Bilsby set to take
over the CEO role on 1 March.
The 57-year-old will then take over as chairman from incumbent
Michael Carpenter, who will remain a non-executive director of
Talbot and a member of the Validus board of directors....