Construction & Engineering

Business Group Leader-Property

Geoffrey began his career in 1979 as a marine insurance broker. In 1983 he joined Sedgwick Group and spent over seven years in the energy division, initially as an account executive and ultimately as a London Market placing broker. He was then appointed energy underwriter at Royal Insurance, latterly known as Royal and SunAlliance.

At the beginning of 1998 Geoffrey joined the energy and industrial underwriting team at Catlin in London. In addition to his role as class underwriter, Geoffrey assumed short term responsibility for the development of Asian business and was seconded to the Catlin Asia Pte Ltd offices in Singapore to assist in setting up the new venture.

Geoffrey was appointed as an Underwriting Operations Director in 2002 and was appointed Property Business Group Leader in 2006.

Underwriter

Nigel graduated from Kingston University in 1992 with an Honours degree in Estate Management. From there he began his insurance career with AXA Corporate Solutions (formerly Guardian Royal Exchange) underwriting construction business. In 2002 he joined Zurich Global Corporate developing the construction account, focusing on UK and international construction risks, latterly in the position of UK Team Leader. In May 2007 Nigel joined Catlin as a class underwriter in the Construction and Engineering team.

Underwriter

Paul graduated in 1993 with a master’s degree in civil engineering, design and management from Cardiff University. He began his insurance career with Gan, after which he joined Willis Corroon Construction Risks Limited in 1995. He joined the construction team of JLT Risk Solutions at the end on 1999 to develop non-traditional insurance solutions to sit alongside traditional coverages for contractors and employers. He was promoted to partner in April 2002. Paul joined Catlin in June 2004 as the class underwriter for the newly established Construction & Engineering account. He is a graduate member of both the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Institution of Structural Engineers.