DUAL UK announces new Climate Risk & Resilience team

London, 11 March 2025 – DUAL UK today launches its newly created Climate Risk & Resilience (CR&R) underwriting team. The team will launch a series of insurance products specifically designed to enable businesses to meet the emerging decarbonisation and sustainability challenges and opportunities in the drive to net zero.

The team will be led by Rob Best, who has four decades of experience within the London insurance market, building successful teams at JLT, Gallagher and Willis. Best is supported by David Sparrow, former CEO of Built Asset Consultancy EC Harris, and member of the Global Management committee of Environmental Consultancy Arcadis.

The underwriting team comprises the highly respected and experienced Simon White, Rikke Olesen, Samantha Walters and Chris Gwynn. Together they have insurer and Managing General Agent (MGA) experience, including AIG, AXA XL, Chubb and CLS RS, incorporating decades of leadership in the environmental, public law and rights of light underwriting space. 

Rob Best, Managing Director, CR&R, said: “I am thrilled to be leading such a fantastic team of expert underwriters. Over the next few months, our focus will be on delivering innovative solutions to our chosen markets to ensure insurance plays its part in unlocking the investment potential of the drive to net zero. This will enable our brokers and their clients to respond effectively to the emerging risks and opportunities.

Simon McGinn, CEO, DUAL UK, said: “Specialty is what MGAs do best and the launch of our new Climate Risk & Resilience team is a great example of how insurance can unlock risk capital to back the growth of the wider economy.”