Underwriting agency ProRisk has hired former Ace Insurance Financial Lines Underwriting Manager Neil Sheppard as the firm’s new Australian Manager.

Mr Sheppard joins ProRisk after 15 years in underwriting roles at Ace, Chartis and CGU.

ProRisk Manager Peter Marshall says the new appointment will give brokers an alternative to the major insurers for all financial and commercial risks across the SME, corporate and global sectors.