Pioneer opens property cat division
David Carson has been appointed to grow Pioneer Underwriting's new property catastrophe reinsurance underwriting division.
Carson, former Hardy Underwriting property treaty head, will start underwriting for Pioneer Cat from this month.
According to a statement from Pioneer Underwriting, Pioneer Cat has established its
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