Adam Jones

Experience

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  Zurich Financial Services

  Sept 2002 - Aug 2004

  Graduate Trainee Underwriter

  Employed directly by the UK Property Manager, I was based in Sutton, Surrey. Local responsibilities included selection and pricing of UK small to mid-sized commercial policies, including General Liabilities. As part of UK Graduate Programme, I also had access to progressive Management Training, other areas of the business, including London Market, UK Commercial Direct (E Trading), and Personal Lines, and under the direction of the UK Property Manager, was directly responsible for a number of projects including review of Underwriter-Engineering process/interaction, and Business Interruption reviews. Show less

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  Aspen Insurance UK Ltd

  Aug 2004 - Jul 2008

  Assitant Underwriter/Underwriter UK Commercial Property

  As part of a small team of 13, initial position was to support lead Underwriters in pricing and recording new and renewal business in the UK corporate sector (including Property Investors portfolios), in accordance with internal standards and strategy. In later years, responsibilities expanded into active sale and negotiation of proposition to UK brokers, and underwriting of accounts with typical line size up to GBP75m, including UK Terrorism and Facultative reinsurance as required.

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  Zurich Financial Services

  Jul 2008 - Jun 2011

  International Property Underwriter

  Underwriting and negotiation of new and renewal business for non-UK domiciled Fortune 500-type organisations, with a particular emphasis on complex risk engineered accounts. Used up to a USD250m line, or USD500m in respect of global fronted programmes including being a focal point for multi-layer complex and compliant global placements, selection and purchasing of programme and facultative reinsurance, wordings review, and recording of exposures and accumulations.

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  Barbican Insurance

  Jun 2011 - Dec 2018

  Class Underwriter - Property Open Market

  Primary point of contact and team leader for Property Direct and Facultative Underwriting, working with key partners to achieve business targets. Key responsibilities include relationship and business development, strategizing and setting of business objectives and plan, contributing where possible on placing of outward reinsurance, management of aggregates, claims reserving, and mentoring and training of fellow team members to ensure targets are met.

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  Fortnum Specialty Ltd

  Aug 2019 - Apr 2020

  Founder and Managing Director
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  Aurous Risk Partners

  Oct 2019 - Dec 2019

  Risk Partner - Property

  Employed to help design and formulate a cohesive strategy for a worldwide Property Insurance proposition. This process included obtaining and analysing data to find a unique angle, creation of Business Plan, Underwriting Guidelines, Rating Models, and the blueprint for ongoing data and aggregate requirements.

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  Volante Global

  Apr 2020 - Oct 2022

  Portfolio Director - Facultative, Imara
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  RSA

  Feb 2023 - Oct 2023

  Senior Specialist Underwriter - Wholesale International Property
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  Everest

  Oct 2023 - Jul 2024

  AVP, Reinsurance Underwriting, International Facultative Property
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  IGI - International General Insurance Co. Ltd.

  Sept 2024 - now

  Senior Underwriter - International Property