PRESS RELEASE
30 September 2024

LMA appoints new Board members

London, 30 September 2024: The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) has announced the appointment of two senior market leaders to its Board. The LMA is governed by a Board which sets the overall strategy, direction and priorities of the association. The Board is made up of senior market practitioners and LMA leaders. 

The new Board members are Sarah Stanford, Chief Executive Officer of Aspen UK and Duncan Dale, Chief Executive of Dale Underwriting Partners. 

Dominick Hoare, Group Chief Underwriting Officer of Munich Re Specialty Group Ltd and Chris Smelt, Underwriting Partner of Managing Agency Partners Limited, have stepped down from the LMA Board.

Sheila Cameron, Chief Executive Officer of the LMA, commented: I am delighted to welcome Sarah and Duncan to the LMA Board. We will all benefit from their deep experience and understanding of Lloyd’s to enable London to continue to lead the global specialty insurance market.”

Andrew Brooks, Chairman of the LMA and Non-Executive Director of Ascot Group Limited, said: “I would like to thank Dominick and Chris for their dedication and support to the LMA’s mission and their contributions as Board members.”

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Media relations contacts

LMA:
Carole Porter, Head of Communications | +44 20 3307 3947 | Email: carole.porter@lmalloyds.com

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About the Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA)

The Lloyd's Market Association (LMA) exists at the very heart of Lloyd's, a world-leading global marketplace for complex risk where solutions to challenges are delivered every day. All 55 Lloyd's managing agencies, with a total market stamp capacity of approximately £52.6bn in 2024, and all Lloyd's members' agents, are members of the LMA. 
 
We represent our members' interests to organisations including governments, regulators, and the market's central supporting body, the Corporation of Lloyd's. We provide professional and technical expertise in areas ranging from model policy wordings to the implementation of innovative technologies. We connect with our members to identify and resolve issues facing the market, and work in partnership with Lloyd's and the other market associations to influence initiatives and outcomes. We operate the market's most comprehensive technical education service, the LMA Academy. For more information visit: www.lmalloyds.com.