Two new senior leaders in AIG’s global specialty business

American International Group (AIG) has appointed two senior leaders in its global specialty business. Steve Eccles will join AIG as global head of aerospace, general insurance. James Langdon will join AIG as UK head of energy and construction, general insurance.

According to AIG, Mr Eccles will be responsible for setting and driving business strategy for global aerospace and ensuring underwriting excellence across the product line. He will report to Peter Bilsby, global head of specialty, and be based in London. Mr Eccles will start his new role in April 2020. He has more than 30 years of industry experience, working first as an aviation broker before becoming an aviation underwriter at Lloyd’s of London. He joins AIG from Argo, where he was chief underwriting officer international and active underwriter for ArgoGlobal Syndicate 1200 at Lloyd’s. Prior to joining Argo, Mr Eccles was the active underwriter for Travelers Syndicate 5000.

Mr Langdon will be responsible for developing and executing the UK strategy in line with the global energy strategy, as well as driving underwriting excellence, said AIG. He will start his new role in December this year. He will report to Gordon Browne, global head of energy and construction, and be based in London. Mr Langdon joins AIG from Chubb, where he spent more than 16 years, most recently as global head of upstream energy.

Mr Bilsby said: “As we continue to develop the leadership team of our global specialty business and position ourselves for future growth, I’m pleased to appoint Steve and James to their respective roles. Our clients and partners will benefit enormously from the wealth of experience they bring to AIG, as we build a market-leading global specialty business.”