Burns & Wilcox Expands London Team, Adds Melissa Kalsi and Jade Knight
Burns & Wilcox United Kingdom, an independent and globally recognised leader in insurance underwriting, today announced the addition of a new hire, Melissa Kalsi to its growing team of experts. Kalsi brings a wealth of insurance industry experience to Burns & Wilcox, specifically within the healthcare space.
Kalsi joins the team as Underwriting Manager. With more than 25 years of industry experience, she has extensive healthcare sector knowledge and has held various roles with global insurance companies such as Markel and Beazley.
“Melissa is known for their strong market relationships and ability to build successful healthcare programs from the ground up,” said Stuart Kilpatrick, Managing Director, Burns & Wilcox United Kingdom. “We look forward to the expertise and impact she will have on our team and the business overall.”
This most recent personnel move comes as part of the company’s continued expansion throughout the UK, which has seen a more than 50 percent increase in the team’s size over the past year. Burns & Wilcox understands the importance of investing in its people and expanding its team to deepen its bench of expertise. These hirings underscore the company’s commitment to developing market leading products and solutions for its clients and partners.
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About Burns & Willcox
Burns & Wilcox is an independent, globally recognised leader in insurance underwriting, also known as a Managing General Agent. We have the DNA of an independent underwriting business, with the spirit and agility of an MGA. We do not fit in any one box and that is deliberate. We have taken the best traits and attributes from different business models and our experience in the market, to craft a hybrid business operation that delivers underwriting at its core. The company’s aim is to be the right partner now and into the future for its insurance carriers and clients – a partner that combines experience and knowledge to provide support and capacity for the long-term, on an exclusive basis.
Burns & Wilcox is a member of H.W. Kaufman Group, a global network of insurance companies, which has over 60 offices across the United States, Canada, Europe, and South America, and employs more than 2,000 professionals.
