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Cowbell Bolsters Names Claud Bilbao, UK Director of Underwriting, and Matt Byrne, Vice President of Tech E&O Underwriting
May 2023 by Marc Jacob
Cowbell announced it is bolstering its underwriting capabilities with new additions to its UK and US teams. Claud Bilbao joins as UK Director of Underwriting, reporting to Simon Hughes, General Manager for UK operations. Matt Byrne joins as Vice President of Tech E&O Underwriting, reporting to Caroline Thompson, Senior Vice President of Underwriting.
Bilbao most recently served as a Senior Underwriter at CNA, responsible for running the London Specialty Cyber and Technology portfolios on both their Company and Lloyd’s platforms. He played a vital role in the successful development and execution of CNA’s London strategy. Bilbao was previously a US technology and cyber underwriter at CFC Underwriting, where he was focused on US West Coast and Silicon Valley technology startups and SMEs.
Byrne is also a seasoned underwriter with over eight years of underwriting experience in Cyber and Professional Lines at traditional carriers and MGAs, supporting SMEs with up to multi-billion revenue risks. In addition to working on professional lines, Byrne has experience working on traditional P&C lines supporting larger programs. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and focused on retail and wholesale relationships across the US.
These new hires come amid Cowbell’s continued corporate growth, with the company recently announcing the appointment of Andrea Collins as its first CMO, opening a new technology center in Pune, India, and announcement of Simon Hughes as General Manager to lead the UK operations.
