London, United Kingdom:  25 February 2025

Specialty MGA UK, the managing general agent that specialises in providing additional capacity for specialty lines of business, has expanded its energy team with a pair of new underwriters.

Alex Rowe and Savita Patel, who have been hired as Senior Underwriters for Energy, bring experience of working in Africa, the Middle East, North America and Europe.

With Alex and Savita joining Specialty MGA, the expansion of the Energy offering will allow the MGA to offer more expertise to the market, and drive new business as the team utilises its global network of brokers. The new underwriters will be supported by moves to open up additional capacity for clients, allowing them to grow Specialty’s energy book sustainably.

Welcoming the team to Specialty MGA UK, Group Chairman Manoj Kumar said:

“Our growth story so far has been excellent, and now is the right time to be investing in our team and expanding our reach even further. We need to make sure we’re being proactive in the market to deliver growth, and this team will help us to do that.”

Rowe joins Specialty MGA UK from Travelers, and specialises in upstream and midstream energy. With more than 25 years of experience in the market, he brings a global network of clients and brokers, with a particular focus on the US, Europe and Africa.

Patel has more than 25 years’ experience of managing a global portfolio of business, across downstream energy, mining, onshore power, and renewables. She joins from Ocean Re, where she served as Head of Energy, and previously spent a decade as an energy underwriter at Swiss Re. Additionally, she has experience as an energy risk consultant in Africa.

Alex Rowe, Senior Underwriter for Energy said:

“Specialty MGA UK’s recent growth shows that the market is keen to work with us, and is responsive to the credibility and flexibility that we offer. Specialty’s approach to risk, which finds ways to collaborate and find solutions to challenging risks, will help us to keep growing, and I’m looking forward to engaging with brokers on how we can support them.”

Savita Patel, Senior Underwriter for Energy, said:

“This is an exciting time to join Specialty MGA UK, and I am confident that we are well-positioned to sustain our rapid growth in the energy market. As the market softens, competition will intensify over the next year. I look forward to collaborating and developing solutions for complex challenges and engaging with brokers to explore how we can best support them.”