Standard Syndicate names two senior hires

The Standard Syndicate has appointed Ian Smith as hull class
underwriter and Courtney Naylor as head of reinsurance.
Smith joins Syndicate 1994 from Navigators Syndicate 1221, where
he was head of hull and war. He has over 30 years' experience
in the marine market and has also held positions at Novae, Markel
International, RSA, Euclidian Syndicate and Cox Insurance.
Meanwhile, Naylor joins the firm from Lloyd's, where he
worked in the outwards reinsurance team providing oversight of
syndicates.