Reassured has appointed Philip Byrne as chief risk and compliance officer.
Byrne is replacing Laura Havard who left the intermediary in July to take on the position of chief operating officer at Loan.co.uk.
A former head of compliance at Markerstudy Group, Byrne (pictured) also previously worked as director, risk and compliance, at BGL Insurance.
Byrne will be responsible for enhancing and evolving Reassured’s approach to governance and risk management, the firm said.
He will also be influential in supporting the continued delivery of good customer outcomes as it continues to invest in technology to improve products and digital experiences via its multi-channel approach.
He reports to CEO Mark Townsend, and joins the senior leadership team.
Townsend said the team was delighted to have Byrne joining the senior leadership team.
“His experience in the financial services market will be crucial to helping ensure our product offering, conduct and risk management will be consistent with our strategy.
“Philip’s ability to align clarity of purpose to our strategic goals will be key in the next stages of development.”
Byrne added he was looking forward to joining the firm at this stage in its growth, and that working to develop and strengthen risk and compliance infrastructure will be key to the company’s drive for efficiency.