Network Rail insurance head joins JLT transport unit

LONDON—London-based brokerage Jardine Lloyd Thompson Ltd. has appointed Ian Thompson as a partner of its recently launched transport, engineering and water utilities industry practice group.

Mr. Thompson joins the Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group P.L.C. subsidiary from London-based Network Rail Ltd., where he was head of group insurance. In his 13 years at Network Rail Mr. Thompson developed innovative insurance programs and managed a captive subsidiary as well as numerous major rail accidents, JLT said in a statement.

Mr. Thompson's experience of the rail sector is second to none and he is widely respected in the London insurance market, said Andy Bear, head of the new practice, in a statement.

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