ATL is moving to broaden its business beyond its long-standing energy and marine focus with the hire of James Wilson (pictured above) to lead a new specialty lines push.
The independent Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance broker said the appointment marks its entry into M&A, tax and capital risks, alongside a wider range of specialty products.
Wilson has 21 years of experience in the Lloyd’s of London and international re/insurance markets, holding global management roles as both a broker and an underwriter. He will be responsible for building out ATL’s specialty portfolio while working alongside the firm’s established Energy & Marine sector business.
“Over the last ten 10 years, ATL has been synonymous with Energy and Marine broking,” CEO Iñaki Bandres said. As the company continues to grow, he said “broadening our risk appetite and expertise is the logical next phase of our development,” adding that he looks forward to developing ATL’s specialty capabilities and offering clients “a new and compelling service.”
Against that backdrop, ATL’s entry into M&A, tax and capital risks positions the broker to connect clients with a broader range of Lloyd’s syndicates that are actively building out specialty and reinsurance books.
The firm said Wilson’s mandate will include working with these platforms to structure solutions that complement its traditional energy and marine placements.
Wilson joins ATL as a director and will lead client development across the new specialty lines. “I’m delighted to be joining ATL to drive their Specialty Lines offering,” he said, noting that the broker’s international presence, independence and “client centricity” will provide “the perfect platform to assist clients across a range of specialist products and geographies.”
ATL’s move comes as Lloyd’s is seeing a phase of reinsurance-focused expansion, including the approval of Ariel Re’s Syndicate 2006 to write its 2026 reinsurance book as a diversified platform across specialty and property business.
The same environment has allowed Oak Reinsurance’s Syndicate 2843 to lift its 2025 gross written premium forecast from US$300 million to more than US$400 million following stronger-than-expected demand.
