Lancashire Holdings has appointed James Flude as Head of Energy and Marine for the company's UK operation, Lancashire Insurance Company.Flude, who worked at Watkins Syndicate at Lloyd's for over 14 years, will being his role in January 2014.Paul Gregory, Chief Underwriting Officer of the UK business, said: "I am really pleased that James is joining us. James is well known and respected in the energy market and adds further depth of experience to our existing energy and marine team".Flude added: "I am excited to be joining Lancashire which has a very strong and proven track record. I look forward to working with the existing underwriting team to further develop what is an already successful energy and marine division."RD