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The Hartford names UK chief underwriting officer.

What happened

Hartford hires Dave Draper as chief underwriting officer of UK operations.

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insurancebusinessmag.comJun 23, 2026

The Hartford names UK chief underwriting officer.

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The Hartford names UK chief underwriting officer. The Hartford shores up London leadership with CUO confirmation and energy hire. The Hartford has confirmed Dave Draper as chief underwriting officer of its UK operations, making permanent an interim appointment he has held since earlier this year. The insurer has also named Bertie Troughton as head of upstream energy, international, in a separate move that strengthens its energy underwriting capability in the London market. Draper, who is based in London, stepped into the interim CUO role following the departure of Colin Sprott and will continue to report to Carl Bach, The Hartford's head of international business. He previously served as head of third-party lines and, before that, head of casualty, international. Earlier in his career, Draper was head of international casualty at Navigators Group, which The Hartford acquired in a deal announced in August 2018 and completed the following year for approximately $2.2 billion. Troughton joins from MS Amlin, where he served as lead underwriter, and will report to Julian Samuel, The Hartford's international head of first-party lines. A growing international platform. The two appointments reflect the continued build-out of The Hartford's London-based international business, which operates primarily through Lloyd's Syndicate 1221, managed by Hartford Underwriting Agency...

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Executive hire

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Person
Dave Draperchief underwriting officer of UK operations
Location
London, United Kingdom

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NYSE:HIG-PG

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  • operations

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Detected
Jun 23, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
hires

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