Insurance specialist Wotton + Kearney has announced two new appointments.

Sean O’Connnor, previously a partner at Lee & Lyons, has joined the W+K partnership. His areas of specialty include public liability and professional indemnity, as well as having an extensive background in crisis loss, construction liability and financial lines claims.

Simon Black, who joined the firm in August, is a special counsel and is a specialist in insurance, commercial litigation and dispute resolution and has developed particular expertise in marine insurance and maritime law.