Kristopher Lynn has joined the Bermuda office of Lockton Re as a senior broker and practice leader for the company’s new global agriculture practice.

Nick Durant, chief executive, North America, Lockton Re, said: “We are delighted to be welcoming Kris to the team as we launch this new global agriculture practice.

“We always wanted to build capability for our clients and partners in this area but needed to find the right talent and Kris is a great fit with regard to experience and expertise as well as that all important cultural fit.”

Mr Lynn joins from Terra Underwriting Management and previous to that he was president of AgriSompo, Sompo’s agriculture division, in Bermuda which he joined in 2014.

He has nearly 20 years of industry experience having also spent time at Tokio Millenium Re and Ace, in addition to his board roles at Gestione Rischi Agricoli Integrati and A&A Srl.

Mr Lynn said: “I feel really enthusiastic about joining Lockton Re with its great reputation and tremendous success over the last five years. The support and positivity shown by everyone makes me confident that this is a great place to build a best-in-class agriculture practice and enhance the service and product offering to agriculture clients, globally.”

Keith Harrison, chief executive, International, Lockton Re, added: “Our one team global structure means we can launch new practices and bring deep seated expertise to clients and prospects in a very quick and seamless manner.

“Historically, there has been limited reinsurance broker choice and innovation in agriculture in comparison to many of the other specialty classes and we are looking forward to working with Kris to provide a fresh perspective to clients and prospects in this important segment of the market.”