UK-based managing general agent Globe Underwriting has appointed Jennifer Mackay as head of its North American property division.

Mackay will be in charge of underwriting and management of both residential and commercial property programs in the region. She will also lead the regional underwriting team to drive profitable growth, a release said. She has more than 21 years of experience in the US property and casualty market.

Prior to joining Globe, Mackay was president of WSG Specialty Underwriters. At WSG, she managed operations and helped implement an interactive underwriting distribution system. She also previously held senior positions at London American, Burns & Wilcox and Aon Private Risk Management.

She has a background of specializing in high net worth risk, catastrophe prone residential and commercial property, inland marine and casualty exposures. Mackay is also an experienced coverholder within the Lloyd’s marketplace.