Kidnap and Ransom

Underwriter

Ian graduated in 1995 from the University of Manchester with a BA (Hons) in Geography. He then joined Independent Insurance’s graduate trainee programme in 1997 where he held a variety of positions before joining the London market team as a Construction underwriter. In 2001 he joined R&SA’s head office underwriting team where he helped manage the property and packages account, focusing on portfolio management and pricing strategies.

In 2004 he joined AIG as a project manager before moving into the Crisis Management team in 2005 as a senior underwriter, specialising in product recall and kidnap for ransom.

Ian joined Catlin in 2008 as class underwriter within the Crisis Management team.

Underwriter

David began his insurance career in 1987 when he joined Greig Fester Ltd. He held various positions until his departure in 1998 when he moved to their Latin-American and Caribbean department broking Kidnap and Ransom (K & R) direct insurance as well as facultative reinsurance for Personal Accident, Property, Terrorism, Product Recall, FI and Contingency lines of business. Later that year he joined Sedgwick as a broker in their Speciality Lines division placing K & R, product recall, personal accident and contingency classes.

In 2000 he moved to ACE Europe where he was a senior underwriter in their Crisis Management division underwriting product recall, K & R and terrorism risks. In 2001 ACE Europe stopped writing these classes and after a brief spell at ACE Global Markets writing UK terrorism David moved to Marsh in 2001 as vice president of their London Product Recall team.

He joined CUAL in June 2006 as a class underwriter of a new Crisis Management team writing Product Recall and K & R.

Underwriter

Neil began his insurance career in 1988 when he joined Bain Dawes Insurance Brokers Ltd, leaving the brokers now called AON in 1994 where he was the Key Account Manager for their Programs and Affinity Division, which specialised in providing Personal Lines programs to organisations such as the NHS, Toyota, Age Concern.

In 1994 Neil joined the Personal Lines Division of AIG Europe (UK) Ltd as business development manager working in their Croydon office, before moving to the Northampton office in 1996. In 1998 Neil moved to the Commercial Lines Division in the office London before joining the Crisis Management Division in 1999, specialising in underwriting Product Recall, Kidnap & Ransom, and Property Terrorism. Neil was appointed to the position of UK Regional Manager, Vice President of Crisis Management Division in 2002.

Neil joined Catlin in 2006 as class underwriter in the Crisis Management team.