Arista boosts Bristol team with hires from Chartis, NIG and Axa

Jon Bodman joins Arista as senior underwriter from Chartis having developed the growth of small to medium sized enterprise business in the South West. He will be responsible predominantly for developing new business and managing existing accounts. He brings over seven years industry experience having also worked for RSA prior to Chartis.

Sarah Cheesley joins Arista as underwriting assistant from Axa Sun Life. Ms Cheesley is used to demanding customer-focused roles and will be supporting the team in delivering high quality service to Arista brokers.

Asa Nicholls also joins Arista as underwriting assistant to support growth in motor fleet and the management of credit control. He previously worked for NIG where he was regional credit controller for the Bristol area. He brings 20 years experience to Arista and prior to NIG worked for Allianz.

Regional manager David Aslin said: “We are very pleased to announce the addition of three extremely capable individuals to our Bristol office. Building skills and capability within the organisation is now an important area of focus for Arista as we continue to grow. These appointments are very much in line with that and all three will make an important contribution to our Bristol operation.”