Claud Bilbao joins as UK Director of Underwriting, reporting to Simon Hughes, General Manager for UK operations. Matt Byrne joins as Vice President of Tech E&O Underwriting, reporting to Caroline Thompson, Senior Vice President of Underwriting.
“We are dedicated to closing the insurability gap and making cyber insurance accessible to small to medium-sized businesses around the world,” said Trent Cooksley, Co-founder, and Chief Operating Officer at Cowbell. “As seasoned underwriters with a wealth of experience across the cyber and technology insurance sector, Claud and Matt will help us deliver on this goal. They are valuable additions to our growing UK and US teams.”
Bilbao most recently served as a Senior Underwriter at CNA, responsible for running the London Specialty Cyber and Technology portfolios on both their Company and Lloyd’s platforms. He played a vital role in the successful development and execution of CNA’s London strategy. Bilbao was previously a US technology and cyber underwriter at CFC Underwriting, where he was focused on US West Coast and Silicon Valley technology startups and SMEs.
“I have seen firsthand how critical cyber insurance is for SMEs and large global enterprises,” said Claud Bilbao, UK Director of Underwriting at Cowbell. “I am eager to bring my experience working with companies internationally to support Cowbell’s growing UK team.”
Cowbell is enhancing its underwriting capabilities
Byrne is also a seasoned underwriter with over eight years of underwriting experience in Cyber and Professional Lines at traditional carriers and MGAs, supporting SMEs with up to multi-billion revenue risks. In addition to working on professional lines, Byrne has experience working on traditional P&C lines supporting larger programs. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and focused on retail and wholesale relationships across the US.
“I am thrilled to help the company continue innovating and delivering value to SMEs,” said Matt Byrne, Vice President of Tech E&O Underwriting at Cowbell. “I share Cowbell’s vision to close the SME insurability gap and am eager to use my skills to help drive Cowbell’s mission forward.”
These new hires come amid Cowbell’s continued corporate growth, with the company recently announcing the appointment of Andrea Collins as its first CMO, opening a new technology center in Pune, India, and announcement of Simon Hughes as General Manager to lead the UK operations.
Join Cowbell in New York at ITI USA
To find out more about Cowbell’s latest strategies and innovations, join their experts at Insurtech Insights USA 2023 on June 7th and 8th, at the Javits Center in New York, where they will be taking part in a series of expert panels.
- Trent Cooksley, Co-Founder and COO of Cowbell will be taking part in “The Technologies Creating a Dynamic Cyber Insurance Strategy
- Alexis Vaughn, AVP of Agency Marketing, will be speaking in “Underwriting Uncovered: The Technologies Revolutionizing Commercial Insurance”
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Source: Cowbell
