Atrium, the specialist insurance company owned by Lloyd’s, has announced the appointment of Hayley Budd as head of innovation, a newly created role designed to drive the company’s strategic transformation.
Budd will be responsible for leading innovation, working with Atrium’s market-leading underwriting team to transform existing business lines to meet the needs of emerging customers.
She will also source and develop new partnerships, opportunities and products to support the company’s strategic agenda.
This new Head of Innovation position is designed to leverage Atrium’s strong reputation for profitable underwriting, enabling the company to create novel products and solutions for the global re/insurance market.
Budd has more than twenty years of re/insurance experience and will join Atrium in the third quarter of 2026 from Apollo, ibott 1971, where she served as innovation team leader. Prior to this, she worked at Swiss Re and Liberty Mutual Insurance.
commented John Fowle, CEO of Atrium. “As we continue to deliver on our strategic transformation agenda, innovation is a key priority as we build our capabilities. We are focused on developing leading industry solutions and next-generation insurance products to address the emerging risks of the future.
“Hayley has an impressive track record and brings a dynamic entrepreneurial mindset to Atrium. I know she will work well with the business to develop new opportunities and products to meet the changing needs of the market and deliver tangible value to our brokers and clients.”