Ironshore Announces Murphy as Global Property Head

Hamilton, Bermuda — John Murphy has joined Ironshore Inc. as worldwide head of property. In this new role, Murphy will provide global strategic direction and consistency across all of Ironshore’s platforms. Based out of Boston, he will report to Shaun Kelly, CEO of Ironshore’s U.S. operations, and Kevin Kelley, CEO of Ironshore. 

“We are very excited to have John lead our Global Property efforts,” says Kelly. "He has vast property experience, and will be a real asset to Ironshore as we expand our property reach through our three main geographic platforms."

Murphy comes to Ironshore with more than 35 years of property underwriting experience in the insurance, reinsurance and surplus lines areas. Since November 2001, he had served as EVP of global property underwriting at Allied World Assurance Co. (AWAC), where he was responsible for building the initial property operation for AWAC’s Bermuda headquarters and its subsequent expansion into the United States.  Prior to that, he was VP of the property division at Lexington Insurance Co.   

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