Catlin has been a committed underwriter of Political Risks for more than 10 years, having developed expertise throughout the market cycle. We offer a substantial market line, can offer greater flexibility with policy periods and have specialist knowledge in developing bespoke wordings. We have the capacity to write the full spectrum of political risks products from investment insurance and lenders form to contract frustration and stand-alone political violence.
Catlin is recognized as a market leader for Political Risk, Contract Frustration and Trade Credit insurance. We specialize in providing single risk coverage, and a majority of our portfolio is located overseas, particularly in emerging markets. Catlin is known for its innovation and flexibility and has developed bespoke insurance solutions for a variety of clients, including exporters and financial institutions. We focus on developing solutions tailored for clients’ specific needs and value our long term relationships.
Catlin has written a Terrorism account since the early 1990s. Today, the account is of a global nature. We cover clients against every form of political violence from acts of terrorism to coup d’etat.
Terrorism is unfortunately a fact of life in today's
world. Catlin is well positioned as a market lead to offer
broad and flexible coverage to protect clients against such
potentially catastrophic risks
Business Group Leader-War & Political Risk
After graduating from Loughborough University in 1995, Chris joined the Corporation of Lloyd's where he worked in the Regulatory Division as a syndicate reviewer. Chris joined Catlin in January 1998, as an underwriting assistant where, after progressing within the Marine Group, he was promoted in 2003 to class underwriter for the war and political risk account.
Deputy Business Group Leader/Senior Underwriter
William graduated from Texas A&M University with an honours degree in Business (Finance). He joined Bain Dawes (London) in 1986 working as a broker in aviation, war and political risks.
Following a spell as a director at Miller Insurance Group, he joined Aon in 1999 to work in the BankAssure team, specialising in consulting and placing contingent insurances in support of ‘asset backed finance’ deals, predominantly for marine, offshore energy and aviation assets.
In 2003 William moved across to Aon Crisis Management where he headed up the stand-alone terrorism team. He joined Catlin in August 2007 as Deputy Business Group Leader for War and Political Risks.
Underwriter
Xamira worked as a broker for Willis and Cooper Gay in London and New York and with Ancor (Guy Carpenter) in Columbia. She has a law degree from the University of Los Andes in Columbia. Xamira joined Catlin in 2004 as an underwriting assistant working on the terrorism account and has since progressed to class underwriter.
Underwriter
After graduating from the University of Warwick in 2000 Christine joined Catlin in 2001 as an assistant to Nicolas Burkinshaw on the specie, war, political risks and terrorism accounts. In 2002, she obtained her scratch on the specie and terrorism accounts and now specialises in underwriting terrorism for Catlin.
Class Underwriter
Will Steeds joined the Lloyds Graduate Scheme in 1997 before moving on to become a political risk underwriter at DP Mann Syndicate in 1999. He moved to SVB in 2004 before joining Catlin Bermuda in 2005. He is a graduate of King's College London in War Studies. Will returned to the London office in July 2007.
Underwriter