Travelers expands Mike Lawton’s role to lead on specialty
Former Towergate and RSA boss Mike Lawton, vice president of business insurance at Travelers Europe, will now also be responsible for specialty business including its Lloyd’s syndicate, the insurer has confirmed.
Lawton, pictured, spent three years at Towergate, joining in August 2012 as CEO of the risk solutions business. He took over CCV in 2014 and became CEO of Towergate insurance brokers the same year.
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