Ed hires professional and exec risks quintet

London market broker Ed has made five new appointments to its
professional and executive risks team, four of which have joined
from Willis Towers Watson.
The team will be led by Paul Richards, who has been named as
managing director of the unit.
Richards most recently led sales development as an executive
director of Willis' financial lines division, but had also
previously led the financial institutions team at Willis Towers
Watson's Finex division.
Meanwhile, Willis executive director of Finex