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