Pinnacle Underwriting appoints Brendan McDonald to lead casualty, financial lines offering across APAC, MENA
April 8 2026 by Joana Nguyen- People
- MGA
- Asia Pacific
- Australia
- Middle East
- Financial Lines
- Casualty
- D&O
- Liability
- Professional indemnity
- Specialty
- Pinnacle Underwriting
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