Expletive-laden broker spat court documents exposed
Gallagher vs Ardonagh: Skeleton argument alleges Simon Matson called former employee a “complicated fat arab” but Gallagher described the defence claims as a “blatant…attempt to distract”.
Nawaf Hasan, formerly an Alesco team member, was described by former Alesco CEO Simon Matson as a “complicated fat arab” following his resignation from the firm according to a court filing outlining his side of the case.
The explosive comments were detailed in a court filing as part of a staff poaching and conspiracy case between the organisations.
Hasan, a specialist reinsurance broker focusing on energy, left Alesco to join Ardonagh-owned rival Price Forbes.
In addition Matson, now CEO of
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