ArgoGlobal has named Paul Lucas as chief actuary of its international business with immediate effect.

Lucas moves over to the carrier following a near 12-year stint at Aspen, where he was most recently global insurance chief actuary having joined the company in 2007 as a casualty reinsurance pricing actuary. He began his career as a pricing actuary at Converium (now Scor) in 2001. 

In his new role, he will report to Bob Katzman, chief actuary of Argo Group.

Katzman remarked: “We are pleased to welcome Paul to the team. He has a long track record of leading global teams to identify growth opportunities and improve underwriting performance,

“In addition, his analytical capabilities in pricing and resArgoerving, as well as his knowledge of key markets like Lloyd’s, will help ArgoGlobal execute its strategic plans successfully.”