Everest Group has named Charlie Higham as the new senior vice-president and head of its underwriting unit, Everest Underwriting Partners. Higham will succeed Brian Drum, who is slated to retire from the position at Everest on 1 September 2023. He will be responsible for all programme administrator and digital distribution collaborations in the new role.

These partnerships are intended to back the development and expansion of the company's portfolio, the company noted. Higham possesses two decades of experience in specialty insurance and held the position of Financial and Professional Lines head most recently. He oversaw the strategy and established a devoted financial lines team from scratch in this position.

Higham joined Everest Insurance from Zurich North America, where he led the company's financial institutions group.