Accident & Health

Business Group Leader-Accident & Health/Bloodstock

Nigel’s underwriting career started in 1982 with Syndicate 512, a leader in Accident & Health business. From 1989 to 1992 he was the A&H underwriter for both Syndicate 512 and 530. In 1992 Nigel joined Duncanson & Holt Europe as chief underwriter with responsibility for a broad account encompassing both PA and Medical business.

He joined Wellington with his team at the end of 1999 to develop the A&H account for the Group. He became a member of the Underwriting Executive in 2002 and was also appointed a director for Wellington Underwriting Agency Ltd. He serves on the NMA Business Panel for Accident and Health. Within Wellington he also served on Technical Reserving Group, Training Committee and Security Committee.

Deputy Business Group Leader

After graduating from Leicester University, Robert began his career in Lloyd's at G.E. Lloyd-Roberts and Others (Syndicate 55) as an underwriting assistant on the personal accident account. During the course of seven years, Robert assumed an increasing amount of underwriting authority and became recognised as a leader in the class. Robert joined CUAL in 1999 as class underwriter for the personal accident account. He began underwriting the contingency account for CUAL in 2003.

Underwriter

Paul joined Wellington in August 2001 having spent 4 years as Group Credit Controller for a large international advertising agency.

After joining Wellington to perform a similar role within Syndicate 2020, Paul moved to the Accident & Health team to undertake the role of underwriting assistant. In 2006 he stepped up to an assistant underwriter specialising in General PA business. Paul transferred to Catlin when it acquired Wellington in December 2006. He was promoted to class underwriter in January 2009.

Underwriter

Angela started in the insurance industry in 1985. She joined Aircrew Underwriting Agencies in 1988 specialising in aircrew loss of licence and personal accident before joining Scottish Re in 2001. Her wide experience of the management of all facets of this specialised class ultimately led to her appointment as underwriter with additional responsibility for the Middle Eastern Group Life portfolio. Angela joined Catlin’s Accident and Health team in January 2008 as class underwriter.

Underwriter

Andrew’s underwriting career started in 1980 with Sun Alliance’s UK Personal Accident team. From 1985-1987, he was Deputy Underwiter at Accident and Health Reinsurance consultants Ltd, a specialist agency working primarily in North American specific and aggregate excess medical benefits programmes. In 1987 he joined AFLAC’s UK operations specialising in UK payment protection and direct marketing. He later became Vice President, Underwriting for AFLAC’s UK life and general insurance companies.

In 1994, Andrew joined Aircrew Underwriting Agencies, a global specialist in aircrew loss of licence. He progressed to become Executive Director of AUA and oversaw AUA’s migration to Scottish Re in 2001. At Scottish Re, Andrew occupied a number of roles including Chief Underwriting Officer and ultimately Director of the Global Aviation business unit.

Andrew joined Catlin as part of the Accident and Health team in November 2007.

Underwriter

David graduated from Southampton University with a BSc in Management Sciences and an MSc in Risk Management. He joined Catlin in 2002 as an underwriting assistant on the personal accident and contingency accounts. He was appointed assistant underwriter on these accounts in 2006.

Underwriter

Hala’s underwriting career started in 1994 with Bankers Assurance (Nasco Karaoglan Group) in Lebanon where she underwrote Life business.

In 1997 she assumed the management of the Life division and later the PA division where her role expanded to include business development and broker/client relationship management.

In 2001 Hala relocated to London where she completed a MSc in Insurance and Risk Management (Hons) at Cass Business School. She then joined Miller Insurance Services’ Accident & Health Reinsurance division where she transacted international A&H business.

Between 2005 and September 2009, Hala placed Life, Accident, Health and Travel business in her role as a broker within Jardine Lloyd Thompson. In October 2009, Hala joined Catlin’s Life, Accident & Health syndicate as Assistant Life underwriter.

Hala speaks fluent French and Arabic and has a good working knowledge of Spanish.

Underwriter

Adam graduated from Lancaster University in 2003 with a BBA (Hons) in Management. From university he joined Wellington Underwriting's Graduate Training Scheme during which time he attained his ACII. In 2006 he took up a permanent position in the Accident and Health team as an underwriting assistant. Adam transferred to Catlin's Accident and Health team following it's acquisition of Wellington in December 2006. Adam was promoted to assistant underwriter in 2009.