Atec Group, the parent company of Ceta Insurance and MGA Arkel, has appointed Matthew Birney to the new position of group pricing director.

Birney (pictured) is an experienced insurance professional and his recent roles include head of pricing at Geo Underwriting and pricing manager at Prestige.

Initially, he will be specialising in niche property lines within the Group’s MGA Arkel, before moving on to lead pricing strategy across the Atec Group, including at Ceta Insurance.

Brendan Devine, Atec Group CEO, said: “Matthew brings extensive experience in personal lines pricing, niche household in particular, having previously held senior roles at both Prestige Underwriting and more recently Geo (Ardonagh).

“Matthew’s initial focus will be working with the team in Arkel, Atec’s MGA – which specialises in niche property lines, then moving on to leading the wider group pricing strategy across risk and retail layers, utilising the extensive Atec data assets enriched with external sources to ensure we continue to drive innovation in the leisure and niche home markets we specialise in.

“Matthew comes highly recommended with a proven track record in the market and is an exciting addition to the management team here at Atec.”

Birney added: “Atec has been turbo-charged over the past several months with new products, innovations and third-party deals that has seen it grow business in many parts of the Group. Given the huge amount of data the group has built over many years trading, it really is an actuary’s dream. I look forward to helping them continue to expand and improve the market for customers.”