Rachel Kelly has joined HB Underwriting as Partnerships Manager to strengthen and develop the distribution of new and existing products in our growing portfolio.
Rachel will be supporting our key broker panel with the distribution of Rural Protect and Rural Protect Elements, as well as playing a vital role in partner onboarding and relationship management for our recently launched product – Gabbro.
Rachel started her career, some 30 years ago, in the personal lines department. Rachel then moved into the commercial sector before joining Thistle Underwriting, where she took on the role of Business Development Manager in their wholesale arena. Over the last 10 years, Rachel has looked after both affinity and broker relationships across the UK, spending 3 years at iprism Underwriting. Rachel’s experience in relationship management roles within the insurance industry, as well as facilitating client-facing roles, provides her with the experience and knowledge to assist and support our brokers and partners across our range of products.
Kyle Lomas, Managing Director, comments: “This is a really exciting time for HB Underwriting and Rachel’s appointment comes at a pivotal time as we roll out new products into different distribution channels. Creating and developing successful partnerships is key to building confidence and trust in the products that we create, whichever market we operate within. Rachel is well placed to ensure we deliver on our promises and nurture longevity with our customer base.”
Rachel has commented: “I am delighted to join HB Underwriting and very much looking forward to working with our brokers, helping them and their clients to truly make the most out of our Rural Protect products, as well as welcoming and working with new partners for our fantastic new product – Gabbro. HB Underwriting is always looking to build new products or find new ways of operating to best serve the end customer, whilst also providing our brokers and partners with the tools to grow and I’m very excited to be able to contribute to that moving forward.”
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