David Ibeson joined Catlin in 2006 as deputy chief executive of the Catlin Syndicate. He spent the previous 12 years at Wellington Underwriting plc, where he was an executive director, chief executive of Wellington Underwriting Agencies Limited, active underwriter of Syndicate 2020 and Group underwriting director. David was appointed chief executive of the Catlin Syndicate in 2007 and Catlin UK in 2008. Before joining Wellington, he was a consulting actuary in the non-life sector. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries.
Management
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David Ibeson
Chief Executive - Catlin Syndicate/Catlin UK
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Nicolas Burkinshaw
Active Underwriter
Nick Burkinshaw in 1987 joined the underwriting team of Syndicate 206, managed by R W Sturge. In 1990 he took responsibility for underwriting the specie book. Nick joined Catlin in 1992 as class underwriter for the specie and fine art accounts. He was appointed underwriting director in 2000 and active underwriter of the Catlin Syndicate in 2006.
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Nick Sinfield
Claims Director
Nick Sinfield was a senior partner of the London based law firm Davies Arnold Cooper from 1987-2001, where he served as managing director, head of insurance, head of litigation/dispute resolution and head of London Market operations. Before joining Catlin in January 2003 as claims director, he was a senior strategy consultant at Telos Partners, a management consultancy in London.
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Neil Freshwater
UK Chief Financial Officer
Neil Freshwater joined Catlin in October 2007 as UK chief financial officer from Aviva, where he spent five years in senior Finance roles, including director of group reporting & planning. Prior to Aviva, he spent seven years at Swiss Re in a number of Actuarial, Finance, Change and Operational roles. Neil began his career at Laurentian Life, a small unit-linked life office in Gloucester. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries and graduated from Loughborough University in 1992.
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Andrew Gray
Compliance Officer/Company Secretary
Andrew Gray joined Lloyd’s of London in 1996 as a regulatory officer within the Regulatory Division. He moved to Crowe Syndicate Management in 1999 to become assistant compliance officer. In June 2001, Andrew joined Catlin as Deputy Compliance Officer. He was appointed as compliance officer, company secretary and head of risk for the Catlin Syndicate platform in February 2005. He is an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute and a member of the London Market Association Regulatory Committee.
