Peter Wedge

Experience

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  F. W. Smith, Riches & Co.

  Sept 1985 - Apr 1986

  Trainee Chartered Accountant

  Trainee Chartered Accountant responsible for auditing the accounts of companies - under the guidance of a partner in the firm. *Passed : Advanced Level Accountancy Examination (GCSE) in 1986.*

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  BMS Group

  Apr 1986 - Jan 1989

  Graduate Trainee
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  Marsh

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1991

  Senior Contract Wordings Manager
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  Chiltington International

  Mar 1991 - Sept 1999

  Senior Consultant to the Insurance & Reinsurance Industry
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  Swiss Re

  Oct 2000 - Mar 2002

  Legal and Claims Counsel
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  The ALEA Group

  Mar 2002 - Nov 2005

  Head of European Claims

  Responsible for building up a claims function, including input into the IPO process.

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  Converium Limited

  Dec 2005 - Jul 2008

  Group Deputy Head of Claims
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  SCOR

  Aug 2008 - Mar 2010

  Head of US Discontinued Business & Global Head of Inspections and Claim Solutions

  Director of Commercial Risk Reinsurance Company Limited - based in Bermuda, owned by SCOR

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  Infrassure Ltd

  Apr 2010 - Nov 2014

  Senior Legal Counsel

  Insurance & Reinsurance Claims Management/Litigation for engineering lines of business, including energy.Representation on Steering Committees and Market Meetings.Advising on complex contractual issues.Regular speaker at seminars in London, Zurich, Singapore, NY.

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  Swiss Re

  Dec 2014 - Jun 2023

  Reinsurance Contracts Counsel

  Writing publications to enhance thought-leadership; Swiss Re representative on Zurich University's Principles of Reinsurance Contract Law (PRICL) project; provision of reinsurance workshops to clients in the area of reinsurance contracts, reinsurance claims, and future trends in insurance and reinsurance. Research interests - reinsurance of digital assets.

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  Gallagher Re

  Jul 2023 - now

  Cyber Reinsurance Broker/ Wordings Director