Relm Insurance (‘Relm’), which positions itself as the leading insurer focused on emerging industries, has announced the appointment of Ankur Pandya as Senior Vice President – Financial Lines and Cyber. Pandya will report to Shane Doyle, the company's Chief Underwriting Officer.

Based in New York Pandya joins Relm's US operations with a mandate to grow the insurer's financial lines and cyber portfolios while maintaining underwriting discipline and long-term profitability. For a carrier positioning itself around emerging industries, the appointment places underwriting leadership at the center of that expansion — a phase in which portfolio decisions on risk selection directly shape the long-term profitability the mandate emphasizes.

Pandya brings more than 20 years of financial lines experience, with a particular emphasis on financial institutions. He arrives at Relm after a decade at Chubb, where he held senior leadership and underwriting roles, led underwriting teams, managed complex portfolios, and developed relationships across the broker and client community. Before his tenure at Chubb, Pandya spent 10 years at Travelers in underwriting and distribution positions. Both Chubb and Travelers rank among the largest US commercial property-and-casualty insurers, giving Pandya a background that spans large-carrier underwriting operations and distribution channels.

At Relm, Pandya will build on the company's existing capabilities, with a focus on portfolio management, underwriting discipline, team development, and broker relationships as the business enters its next phase of growth. His experience across both underwriting and distribution is intended to support Relm's continued expansion in the US market. As that expansion proceeds, how the US financial lines and cyber books develop under Pandya's oversight will be a key measure of how Relm balances growth with the profitability discipline it emphasizes.

“What attracted me to Relm the combination of strong underwriting fundamentals and an entrepreneurial approach to evolving risks,” said Pandya. “There's already a strong foundation in the US, and I see a real opportunity to build on that. For me, success means growing these portfolios profitably over the long term, bringing discipline to how we manage the business, and building a team that works hard, enjoys working together, and has strong relationships with brokers and clients.”

“Ankur has spent more than two decades in financial lines and understands what it takes to manage complex portfolios through different market conditions,” said Shane Doyle, Relm's Chief Underwriting Officer. “He combines disciplined underwriting with a strong commercial mindset and longstanding relationships across the US market. We have ambitious plans for the business, and Ankur brings the leadership and experience needed to help us achieve them.”

Source: Global Fintech Series