Cargo

Business Group Leader-Marine

James started his insurance career in 1985 at Lander Eberli Shorter Ltd. He moved to the Stewart Wrightson/Willis Faber surety and specie division in 1986 and then to the fine art and specie division of Johnson & Higgins (UK) Limited in 1995. During this period James specialised in broking fine art and specie insurance. In 1996 James joined Lloyd-Roberts (syndicate 55) as class underwriter responsible for the specie account, while also assuming responsibility for the political risk and war risk account. James joined CUAL in January 2000 as specie underwriter. He was appointed Marine Business Group Leader in 2006.

Deputy Business Group Leader/Senior Underwriter

Howard joined the A J Whittall Syndicate at Lloyd’s in August 1972. He worked on most areas of the Marine account and also assisted the incidental Non-Marine underwriter over the next 10 years before being appointed cargo class underwriter in December 1983. Howard became joint deputy underwriter of the Syndicate in 1988 and, upon the merger with H R Dumas Syndicate in 1991, remained deputy underwriter and cargo and specie class underwriter of the merged Syndicates.

Following the creation of Syndicate 2020 Howard remained cargo and specie underwriter. He is also a member of the Marine Committee of the Insurance Institute of London and was a member of the Advanced Study Group of the CII (No.240).

He joined Catlin in December 2006 following the acquisition of Wellington Underwriting plc.

Underwriter

Richard began his Lloyd's career as a cargo and specie underwriting assistant at CHF Ford and Others in February 1989. In 1993 Richard followed a team to PB Coffey and others. Following the purchase of the syndicate by Angerstein and the subsequent merger with Murry Laurence Richard, he was appointed cargo underwriter for Amlin in 2000.

Richard joined Catlin in March 2008.

Underwriter

Stephen started his insurance career with the Heath Group in 1983 as a cargo technician and was promoted to join the broking team in 1984. In 1995 he joined Energex International Insurance Brokers as a marine broker. During his time in the insurance market Stephen has travelled extensively throughout America, the Far East, Europe and Scandinavia and has been responsible for placing some of the largest cargo risks shown to the London Market. Stephen joined Catlin in November 2001 to underwrite the cargo account.

Underwriter

Brian spent the first 13 years of his career at the Black Sea and Baltic underwriting a Russian cargo account before moving to Wellington in 1998 as an assistant underwriter. Brian was involved in the creation of Wellington Syndicate Services Limited and Wellington Italy in1999. Brian has been responsible for the Italian office and the developing of Wellington Syndicate Services Limited.