Hampden Risk Partners’ (HRP) Syndicate 2689 at Lloyd’s is delighted to announce the appointment of Giancarlo D’Alessandro, head of portfolio underwriting, to the role of active underwriter. At the same time Leah Rose will become syndicate CEO with responsibility for oversight and management of the syndicate. Both appointments are subject to regulatory approval.
D’Alessandro joined HRP in July 2024 and replaces Chris Sharp who is due to leave HRP in early 2026, following the completion of the 2026 renewal process, to pursue a new opportunity in the market. Rose has been general counsel and claims director at HRP since 2022.
Stephen Harris, group CEO at Hampden, said: “We are pleased that Giancarlo and Leah are taking on these roles. The syndicate has built a solid and profitable follow-only platform since the new management team started in 2022. With the team’s exceptional knowledge, experience and relationships at its core, this strategy continues unchanged – driving strength and confidence for the syndicate’s future.
“All staff have capital commitments to underwriting on the syndicate and these will continue to be increased each year. Giancarlo and Leah will also have the support of Asta and our two non-executive underwriting strategic advisers, Joe Battle [ex-Antares] and Mark Clements [ex-Amlin].
“The syndicate is seeing unprecedented demand for its support in providing non-competitive consortia and quota-share solutions to the Lloyd’s market. We give capital access to a balanced portfolio of risk across a range of classes, much of which is backing syndicates that third-party capital cannot access by traditional capital support.”