Satellite

Global Aerospace Business Group Leader

Mike has been involved in the aviation insurance market for more than 20 years and has worked both as a broker and an underwriter. During his 15 years in broking he worked for Leslie & Godwin, Heath and Aon and was involved in all areas of the aviation account. He was a director of the aviation department when he left Aon in 1997. He joined AIG Aviation the same year where he was responsible for the non-airline account. He joined Markel International in February 2002 where he was involved in developing the aviation account for the company’s syndicate. Mike joined Catlin in September 2002 as a class underwriter for aviation business.

Deputy Business Group Leader/Senior Underwriter

After graduating from St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, in 1983, Mike began his insurance career at Jardine Thompson Graham as a graduate trainee. Mike joined Octavian Syndicate Management as a syndicate statistician in 1990.

In 1994 he was appointed senior analyst for the newly created Lloyd's corporate capital provider, LIMIT plc. During this period, Mike gained his in-depth knowledge of the space industry and associated insurance market, as well as earning an MSc in Astrophysics.

Mike commenced underwriting a space insurance account in 1999 for D E Hope & Others, syndicate 1009. He obtained his PhD in 2001. Mike joined Catlin in 2002 as class underwriter for the satellite account.

Underwriter

Rebecca graduated from Loughborough University in 2002 with a Masters degree in Physics. She joined Catlin in 2004 as an underwriting assistant in the Space team. In 2006 she progressed to assistant underwriter.

Rebecca completed her ACII in 2007 and was promoted to class underwriter in 2008.