Bermuda-based insurer Ironshore has raided American International Group to sign up three more recruits to its growing business.

Former AIG Landmark president Steven England will be the executive vice-president responsible for running Ironshore's new US property and casualty underwriting operations based in St. Louis, Missouri.

The new unit, Ironshore National Branch, will act as an US underwriting office for certain of Ironshore's property and casualty operations. The unit will build out a national distribution platform for Ironshore products utilising primarily a wholesale brokerage distribution strategy.

Jordan Gantz and Jim Dowdy have also joined the group from AIG Landmark and both report to Mr. England. Mr. Gantz, who has 23 years of industry experience, worked in Bermuda, as chief underwriting officer for Allied World Assurance Company, before joining AIG Landmark, where he was senior vice-president and managed the casualty start-up of the agribusiness practice.

As head of AIG Landmark, Mr. England managed the start up of an agribusiness practice. Prior to that, he was regional vice-president for AIG's Commercial Insurance Group in Houston, Texas. Steve will report to Shaun Kelly, CEO of Ironshore's US Operations, who was another recruitment from AIG.

Mr. Dowdy has 27 years' experience in the insurance industry. Most recently, he was senior vice-president for AIG Landmark where he managed the property start-up of the agribusiness practice. Prior to AIG Landmark, Jim was zonal property manager for Lexington's Northeast Zone.

"We are pleased to have hired Steve and his team in St. Louis to further build out our property and casualty underwriting presence in the US," Mr. Kelly said. "The launch of the Ironshore National Branch will help us reach a wider array of wholesale brokers and access additional distribution channels."