Experience

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  Zurich insurance company ltd

  Aug 1988 - Jul 1998

  Underwriter
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  London & edinburgh

  Aug 1998 - Mar 2000

  Underwriter
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  Ace europe limited

  Mar 2000 - Nov 2001

  Senior underwriter
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  Qbe europe

  Nov 2001 - Apr 2015

  Casualty portfolio manager (lloyds wholesale)

  · Initially joined the business as a Senior UW, writing a broad range of business from SME to corporate accounts.· Promoted to Assistant Director of the Service Company before it was moved to Essex.· From Jan 2008, moved onto the Syndicate at Lloyd's reporting to the Director of Casualty.· For a three-year period, responsible for the regional Casualty operations (part-time role in addition to day to day Lloyd's responsibilities). Provided monthly report to all UW's and Casualty exec about trends in pricing and terms & conditions.· Acted as Underwriting referral point for QBE's analytical reporting tool.· Worked with Xchanging to help build QBE's end-to-end Underwriting platform for the Liability division.· Portfolio Manager for a £60m London Market Wholesale account, split 50% open market / 50% schemes and facilities leading a team of four underwriters.· Prepared monthly board report for Business Underwriting Group showing rate movement, wins & losses, trends and any corrective action Show less

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  Tokio marine kiln

  Apr 2015 - Jul 2018

  Head of uk liability (uw & technical)

  - Joined as Underwriter to establish a UK & I Casualty offering for Syndicate 510.· Developed compliant Policy wordings, legal certificates & documentation.· Appointed Head of UK & I Liability covering both Company & Syndicate Platforms.· Chaired weekly peer reviews, claims & team meetings for all UK UW's.· Central technical referral. Granted underwriting authority to all UK Liability & Combined UW's. Worked closely with governance team to ensure UW's worked within authority.· Responsible for growth, development & Underwriting of £75m UK Liability account comprising Open Market, Lineslip & Coverholder business.· UK Liability representative at monthly board meetings with Group CUO analysing claims, ULR & premium movement to show how it was meeting business plan.· Attending quarterly/bi-annual meetings with Reinsurers, Lloyd's & external auditors to explain trends, losses & corrective UW action on account.· Close working relationship with central & pricing actuaries to build Underwriting rating engine, monitor rate strength & ensure pricing adequacy. Show less

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  Citynet insurance brokers

  Jul 2020 - Dec 2022

  Head of casualty

  Joined Cobra London Markets to maintain and grow wholesale Casualty offering to UK network of brokers into the London Market. Joined UK Exec Management team as Cobra and Citynet merged into a combined operation. Assisted in development of UK Account Handlers and Executives providing technical assistance, knowledge and training on placement of Casualty business. Peer reviewer on Citynet's DUA business.

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  Qbe europe

  Dec 2022 - now

  Senior casualty underwriter