Africa Specialty Risks appoints Keith Barrett & Yassine Asskour to underwriting roles
Jun 19th, 2026 • 5 min • View Source
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the developing-markets-focused re/insurance group, has announced the appointments of Keith Barrett and Yassine Asskour to underwriting roles. Barrett joins the firm as Marine Underwriter, where he will be based in London and report to Aurelien Sauty, Head of Aviation & Marine. He brings more than 40 years of experience in the […] The post Africa Specialty Risks appoints Keith Barrett & Yassine Asskour to underwriting roles appeared first on ReinsuranceNe.ws.
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