UK Professional Indemnity

Deputy Business Group Leader/Senior Underwriter

Chris began his insurance career in 1980 at Sedgwick Group, first as a claims broker and then as a broker handing international accounts. He moved to Aegon Group in 1994 as a professional indemnity underwriter and joined Independent Insurance Company in London in 1994 when it acquired Aegon’s professional indemnity business.

He joined The Underwriter Insurance Company Limited in 1999 as professional indemnity underwriting manager. He joined Catlin in December 2003 as a class underwriter for UK professional indemnity and other PI business. He was appointed deputy leader of the UK Business Group in 2007.

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Tracy started her professional indemnity underwriting career at SunAlliance in 1980, initially as an underwriter’s assistant and progressing to senior underwriter, managing a team of junior staff. After 10 years she joined Sedgwick Professional Services Limited as an assistant director and broker. Tracy returned to underwriting in 1996 for Chubb Insurance Company of Europe, where she remained for eight years and was professional indemnity underwriting manager for the UK and Ireland. She joined Catlin in June 2004.

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Rob began his insurance career in 1991 as a policy wording technician with Aegon Group in London. He was appointed London market professional liability underwriter in 1996. He subsequently served as a professional liability underwriter with Independent Insurance Company Limited, The Underwriting Insurance Company Limited and with W.R. Berkley Insurance in London. He joined Catlin in 2004 as a class underwriter for UK professional liability business.

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Tony began his professional indemnity underwriting career at American International Underwriters in 1983, initially within the claims department, then transferring to underwriting. He joined an underwriting agency as underwriting manager in 1992, responsible for the training of junior staff and agency development. More recently Tony has worked for Admiral Underwriting Agencies. He joined Catlin in January 2005 as a regional professional indemnity underwriter.

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Katie started her Insurance career at Norwich Union as a Medical Claims Assessor before moving on to their underwriting team in London as a Professional Indemnity Underwriter. Five years later, in 2004, she joined AIG Europe as a Financial Lines Underwriter. In January 2006 Katie joined Catlin UK as Regional Professional Indemnity Underwriter following a brief period at Newline as an underwriter.

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Laura graduated from The University of Birmingham in 2002 with a Masters in Civil Engineering with Management. She joined Arup as a Graduate Engineer in 2002 but moved in February 2004 to join Catlin Insurance Company (UK) Ltd as an underwriting assistant. Laura specialises in Professional Indemnity Insurance but has also worked with the Directors & Officers and Financial Institutions Teams.

Laura has now progressed to assistant underwriter and underwrites most professions but has a keen interest in construction risks because of her academic background.

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Kate graduated in 2002 with a BA in Psychology and Human Resource Management. She started her insurance career at Western Provident Association where she worked as a medical claims assessor. Kate joined Catlin UK as a professional indemnity underwriting assistant in 2004 and has since progressed to assistant underwriter for the Professional Indemnity team.

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Deborah began her professional indemnity underwriting career at SunAlliance in the late 1980s and was promoted to deputy London underwriting manager in 1994. She joined Chubb Insurance Company of Europe in 1999 as senior underwriter of the London professional indemnity account, including UK/Eire referrals. In September 2004 Deborah joined Catlin as a class underwriter for UK professional indemnity business.

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Jock graduated from Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia with a BA in Business Management. He joined the Professional Indemnity team of Catlin Insurance Company UK Ltd in August 2004 as an underwriting assistant. In 2006 Jock was promoted to assistant underwriter.