By Navneeta Nandan
Aug 21 - (The Insurer) - Rokstone's UK farm and agriculture specialist MGA iFarm Underwriting has extended its multi-year capacity commitment via Accelerant Risk Exchange, adding long-term support from Hadron UK Insurance Company.
The partnership will give iFarm access to a broad panel of A-rated carriers to support its growth in the UK agricultural market. It includes a five-year-long capacity commitment for iFarm's Farm Combined, Farm Focus and Property Owners’ Select portfolios from Hadron UK.
iFarm promoted Lee Ellis to head of specialist farm and agriculture arm iFarm Underwriting in June 2023 and added a number of underwriters to the unit, including industry veteran Denise Pickburn as senior farm underwriter, Glenn Cockburn as farm underwriter and Graham Hull and Demi Stephenson as assistant underwriters.
In November 2024, the MGA added Aidan Lennon as underwriter and Mark Williamson as agricultural underwriter.