ISG appoints new Directors

LONDON, UK, 3rd November 2008 -  Independent Services Group Limited (“ISG”) the London based Insurance and Reinsurance Consultancy and Service Provider is pleased to announce two appointments to the Board.

David Pye has agreed to join the ISG Board as a non-executive director. He brings with him 40 years experience in the London Insurance market both as an underwriter and a director of various insurance entities in both the Company and Lloyd’s market. Currently David is Chairman of Creechurch Underwriting Ltd and director of various companies under the ownership of Canopius Group Limited . He is also the Chairman of Equity Syndicate Management Ltd, the managing agency responsible for the Equity Red Star Syndicate 218, the largest Lloyd’s Motor Syndicate.

Mark Taylor has joined the ISG Board with specific responsibilities for the Group’s marketing activity formalising a role he has performed for ISG in recent years. Mark has worked in the London Market for 20 years, largely in the claims area,  working extensively with the US, Japanese and European markets. He trained at a large multi national broker handling worldwide reinsurance Catastrophe and US Casualty claims. He then switched to Claims Adjusting and Management in the London office of a large Japanese insurer concentrating on commutations, arbitrations and exit solutions. Since 1999, he has been running the inwards and outwards claims activities in the London office of a major US corporate client of Independent Services Group, predominantly in the Personal Accident and Life reinsurance markets.

Nick Readings, Chief Executive of ISG said “We welcome them both and their joining the Board gives us additional skills at what is an interesting time for the industry.”

ISG is a London based independent consulting and services provider to the insurance and reinsurance sector.  ISG’s offerings include strategic reviews and implementation, balance sheet and process re-engineering, capital and solvency management, change and operational management spanning financial, technical, underwriting, claims and IT services for all businesses from new start ups through to established businesses and run-off portfolios or companies.