Law firm secures 30-year veteran to strengthen key operation
Shakespeare Martineau has strengthened its Birmingham-based defendant insurance team with the appointment of a new partner.
The firm has pulled off a major coup after securing Christopher Wiggin from BLM following a 30-year career with the insurance and risk law specialist.
In his new role as corporate risk partner, Mr Wiggin will look to capitalise on his wealth of experience in the handling of claims on behalf of insurer and corporate clients to build up business for his new employer.
Mr Wiggin opened BLM’s Birmingham office in 1990, taking the operation from just two employees to 185. His work focused on large corporates, insurance companies and brokers. He aims to utilise his extensive broker contacts to generate a new revenue stream for Shakespeare Martineau.
Mr Wiggin said: “I have been a friend of Shakespeare Martineau’s for years and always admired its people-focused ethos. I’m looking forward to joining a firm with a culture that I respect and regard extremely highly.
“Being able to bring a new area of focus to the firm will be especially rewarding and I’m keen to apply my existing contacts and knowledge into a dynamic, forward-thinking and growing firm.”
Mr Wiggin is also treasurer of the Association of Midlands Mediators and non-executive director at Birmingham-based BHSF, which provides health insurance plans together with employee health and wellbeing schemes.
Craig Wallace, partner and head of department at Shakespeare Martineau, said: “Bringing in Christopher to support with the development of the insurance team is a real coup for the firm. His long-standing knowledge of the Midlands marketplace is arguably unrivalled in the industry and we are looking forward to working with him long into the future.
“Christopher joining us represents the first of many appointments and shows our continued growth of this niche and client-led offering. We are expecting to welcome additional hires to our London office, which is situated in the heart of the financial district.”
