Castel enters construction market with new offering
Sector has recently been troubled by hardening capacity and cover shortages.
Castel Specialty has entered the construction and engineering market with a new offering.
The firm said it is looking to focus on small to medium scale projects and annual business in the areas of general buildings, power generation, oil and gas, manufacturing and heavy industries.
The new proposition will be headed up by Colin Rose, who joined Castel as head of construction and engineering in April 2019 after 15 years at Beazley.
Mark Birrell, chief executive of Castel, commented: “Colin’s
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