Non-marine business

PWS opens in Colombia

By Ben Norris, Business Insurance

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

BOGOTA, Colombia— London-based PWS Holdings P.L.C. has announced that its new office in Bogota, Colombia has received formal approval from the Colombian regulatory authorities and is now fully operational.

Ian Webb has been appointed president of the branch. He joins PWS from Bogota, Colombia-based Lambert Fenchurch Colombia Ltd. where he was responsible for all lines of non-marine business.

With the new Bogota office PWS now has 16 offices worldwide.

“PWS has been operating in Latin America for more than 35 years and has been rapidly developing its presence in the fast growing economies of the region. I am delighted to announce that with our new offices in Bogota, we now have branches in four countries in the region: Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Colombia.” commented Stephen Card, chief executive officer at PWS.