Eleni Petros

Experience

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  Corrs Chambers Westgarth

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1999

  Solicitor
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  Ebsworth & Ebsworth

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2002

  Senior Associate-Financial Institutions Group

  -Led teams in the defence of AUD $ multi- million claims against professional insureds and financial institutions upon the instructions of insurers and advised on coverage and policy interpretation issues -Advised on Directors and Officers Liability and Professional Liability coverage issues-Assisted in the representation of a party at the HIH Royal Commission

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  RSA

  Nov 2002 - Jan 2005

  Legal Counsel, Commercial Underwriting- UK Legal

  -Reviewed policy and endorsement wordings for Profin and General Liability underwriting -Advised on product development and coverage issues -Advised on various disputes arising across the Royal & SunAlliance business units-Liased and worked in conjunction with UK Risk and Compliance teams in relation to various underwriting compliance and risk projects -Drafted, negotiated and advised on service contracts and procurement agreements -Drafted and reviewed various commercial documents affecting underwriting units such as extended warranty agreements and confidentiality agreements Show less

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  AIG

  Jan 2005 - Dec 2009

  General Counsel and Product Development Manager-Financial Lines

  Sole Legal Counsel and General Counsel and Product Development Manager for Financial Lines UK and Ireland- Professional Indemnity, Management Liability and Financial Institutions- Responsible for advising Underwriters on legal and coverage issues and reviewing and negotiating products with clients and brokers- Development and launch of 2005 Corporateguard product suite of Financial Lines Products- Directors and Officers Liability product for Financial and Commercial Institutions, Financial Institutions Professional Indemnity, Investment Managers Insurance, Employment Practices Liability and Pension Trustee Liability Insurance.- Development and launch of 2010 Corporateguard Directors and Officers Liability product for Financial and Commercial Institutions- Signed-off all standard and bespoke financial lines products and material endorsements -Provided general coverage advice to claims teams-Reviewed contractual documentation impacting on the underwriting process such as confidentiality agreements, letters of credit and third party guarantees-Negotiated policy wordings with brokers, clients and solicitors-Liased with claims, marketing and compliance departments to launch new products and re-launch existing products-Monitored compliance with FSA and insurance market practices and procedures including contract certainty -Provided regular training to underwriters on issues such as contract certainty, best practice and legal developments Show less

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  Marsh

  Jan 2010 - Sept 2019

  Financial lines leader and qualified practicing solicitor in England and Australia, with extensive product, technical, thought leadership and business development experience in financial and professional lines, through legal private practice, underwriting and broking industries.Key Competencies:o Placement -Cyber crime and D&O placements for mid-market to top tier commercial and financial institutions o Business Development and Thought Leadership -Driving thought leadership and authoring and co-authoring a number of articles on emerging insurance coverage and risk issues in cyber, commercial crime and employment practices liability. Key areas- exposure of D&Os to cyber crime risks, social engineering risks, gender pay gap, #metoo#.-A regular speaker at insurance and relevant industry conferences on various issues.o Strategy-Reviewing cross-sell and upsell opportunities for commercial crime and employment practices liability-Collaborating with FINPRO client executives and brokers to implement cross-sell strategies and support technical queries arising-Partnering with other Marsh divisions such as Risk Management Practice to identify new opportunitieso Product Coverage and Innovation- Responsible for the development of a number of proprietary products including Marsh CrimeBlock- Developing bespoke product solutions for finTech, financial services and commercial institutions clients.o Training and Development-Providing general product technical training-Conducting peer reviews Show less -Established Financial Services Product Team in 2010- managing a small team of product development specialists - Responsible for all aspects of product innovation, development and coverage for Financial Services Division- directors and officers (D&O) liability, bankers blanket bond, computer crime, professional indemnity products for financial institutions- Management Liability Product Leader - Driving new product innovation and coverage solutions: evolution, development and coverage across financial and commercial institutions. -Development of standard management liability products and negotiation with underwriters and panel insurers- directors & officers liability, prospectus liability (transaction risk), side A excess and side A excess DIC , employment practices liability and pension trustee liability (Marsh Delta, Alpha and Omega products) -Reviewing and negotiating bespoke tier 1 financial and commercial institutions management liability products (principally D&O) to achieve best in class cover and to reflect the specific risks faced by management boards of companies - Advising main board directors on key legal exposures and product response -Presenting at external client and industry seminars and producing client white papers on topical issues such as Senior Persons Regime, D&O Cyber liability and Prospectus Liability - Conducting RFP competitor wording reviews and presenting Marsh management liability product capabilities to prospects -Advising new and existing clients main board directors on key legal developments and coverage issues - Conducting internal training on best practice wordings, line-specific coverage and various topical issues Show less

  • Senior Vice President FINPRO UK Head of Innovation

    Jan 2018 - Sept 2019

  • Commercial Cyber Crime and Employment Practices Liability Practice Leader

    Sept 2016 - Feb 2019

  • Senior Vice President- Head of Financial Institutions Product Development Team

    Jan 2010 - Sept 2016
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  Chubb

  Sept 2019 - now

  • Underwriting Operations Manager, Financial Lines and Cyber, Chubb Overseas General

    Apr 2024 - now

  • Senior Financial Lines & Cyber Product Development Manager- Chubb Overseas General

    Jun 2023 - Apr 2024

  • Financial Lines and Cyber Product Development Manager- Chubb Overseas General

    Sept 2019 - Jun 2023