Consilium, the international re/insurance broker, has announced that six leading financial lines specialists are joining the organisation from Ed Broking.

The company said the individuals involved were “recognised advisers to leading financial lines firms in Bermuda”.

Neal Hughes and Nick Bachmann have been appointed managing partners at Consilium.

Josh Plummer, Duncan Childs and Alex Atkinson have been appointed partners, and Lee Rogalski joins as an associate partner.

All of the appointees will join Consilium’s “Pro Ex” or professional executive risks team, managing professional and financial lines and cyber insurance globally for direct policyholder clients and retail and wholesale broking partners.

Mr Plummer said: “I’m excited to be joining Consilium on its journey to be one of the best specialty lines international insurance brokers in the market.

“Consilium is built on a platform that is far ahead of its competitors, digitalising client experience as well as products, while also supported by in-house claims and expert legally trained wording and advocacy services.

“Drawing on the capabilities of the Aventum group, we’re more advanced in expertise, data and actuarial capability than any other broker, regardless of size. As brokers, our knowledge, expertise and service is key – we are part of the ecosystems of the communities we serve.

“With this team and with Aventum behind us, I look forward to taking our client services to a new level. Exciting times indeed.”