Before founding Inigo, I spent 33 years with Hiscox Ltd. During this time, Hiscox grew to be the largest global specialist insurer, with GWP in excess of $4bn. My career saw me work through the ranks to become Chief Underwriting Officer – a position I held for seven years. Previously, my career encompassed multiple lines of business in insurance and reinsurance, culminating in becoming CEO of Hiscox Global Markets before I moved to Hiscox USA to serve as CEO during its formative years.

With 25 years’ experience in the insurance sector, my career spans broking, underwriting and launching an insurtech, Kinsu, in 2017. I am the former Managing Director of Hiscox London Market. Having joined Hiscox in 1997 as a reinsurance underwriter, I spent my next 16 years in senior positions, including Active Underwriter for Syndicate 33. Before my time at Hiscox, I was a reinsurance broker at Greig Fester. Since 2015, I have served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of RenaissanceRe Syndicate Management. Previously, I was also Chair of the LMA’s Reinsurance Business Panel and served on the Non-Marine Committee.

A chartered accountant, my previous roles include Chief Financial Officer of Control Risks Group, Chief Financial Officer of Nex Group plc (formerly ICAP plc) and Chief Financial Officer of Hiscox plc – a position I held for 16 years. Before Hiscox, I held numerous positions at financial services companies in the UK and US, including Henderson Global Investors. I am a Non-Executive Director, and Chair of the audit committee of Caledonia Investments plc and investment firm UIL Ltd. Previously. I was Chair of the LMA Finance Committee and a member of the ABI Finance Committee.

I head up our dynamic HR team. We support our Inigo colleagues to reach their full potential and succeed, while showcasing why outstanding talent should join us. I also drive diversity and inclusion – ensuring we reflect the clients we work with, and benefit from the different backgrounds, viewpoints and experiences a diverse team offers. In my free time, I love to travel and hike my way up the highest mountains.

I am Head of Reinsurance at Inigo, where I lead our dynamic team and shape our growing portfolio. We focus largely on short-tail lines of reinsurance, both Property and Specialty. I am a qualified actuary as well as an experienced reinsurance underwriter, having spent a decade at PartnerRe and Everest Re prior to joining Inigo in 2021. I have a master’s degree in engineering from the University of Oxford. My other career choice was as a professional bridge player, and I dream of regaining some of my prior form. I am a mother to two young girls, who bring me much joy and keep me on my toes!

As Head of Inigo’s claims department, I am responsible for all classes of business. I bring 30+ years of insurance claims experience to Inigo and was formerly AIG’s Chief Claims Officer, International responsible for management of all Commercial & Personal Lines claims across the International & Speciality Divisions. I specialise in Property & Energy claims as well as Catastrophe response and will also oversee all inwards/ceded Reinsurance claims at Inigo. I have been at Inigo since the start joining in December 2020 and I sit on the Inigo Executive Committee.

Running our Casualty and Financial Lines involves refining our underwriting teams’ annual plan from reinsurance strategy to deciding which sub-segments are (and aren’t) most profitable. I also focus on career development and how we can support people to achieve their individual aspirations. When I’m not a taxi for my two young boys, I like playing and watching most sports, particularly football. I’m also studying for an Executive MBA. It’s a lot of work – but fun.

I am responsible for Partnerships, our newest venture at Inigo where we look to create bespoke solutions for our brokers, MGA partners and their respective portfolios. I am also a member of Inigo’s Executive Committee. I have been a leader in the insurance industry for over thirty years and my experience includes building diverse and global commercial property teams and leading organizations of all sizes. My technical expertise spans all lines of property and marine insurance in both regulated and non-regulated markets. Prior to joining Inigo, I was at AIG for nearly twenty years where I served in several roles including Chief Executive Officer of Lexington, President of Property and Special Risks and Chief Executive Officer of AIG’s Global Marine and Energy. I am an executive sponsor of Inigo’s diversity and inclusion initiatives. I am also President of The Focus Foundation, a non-profit that identifies and assists families and children who have chromosomal variations, Dyslexia, and developmental dyspraxia.

Our underwriting wizardry is flanked by Capital and Distribution. Beyond our core investors, our passion is developing the very best third-party capital support, including reinsurers and co-insurers of our portfolio – supporters we see as partners. I lead the development, strategy and management of these partnerships, and how we distribute this capital to key brokers – ultimately benefiting policyholders. Pre-Inigo, I was in Hiscox’s Executive team, and previously led placement across Specialty and Retail for Marsh UK.

I lead our fantastic operations & technology teams. Our aim is to design and run a superior operating model whilst leveraging the best that technology, data & analytics has to offer. In doing so we empower our underwriting and claims teams to efficiently and knowledgably serve our partners and customers. To achieve this we work with a niche set of specialist service providers and deliver all systems using cloud native technology. We also make sure Inigo’s daily operations, resilience, vendor management and procurement activities run smoothly. Outside work, when not entertaining my two young kids I’m an exercise enthusiast and enjoy mountain biking around the Surrey Hills.

As Inigo’s Chief Risk Officer, I bring over 25 years of experience in (re)insurance assurance functions within the Lloyd’s and London markets. Prior to joining Inigo, I held Head of Risk positions at Swiss Re, Catlin and China Re; developing the risk function through periods of internal and regulatory change. I also qualified as a Chartered Accountant with EY.

At Inigo, I am a member of the IMAL Board and Executive Committee and hold the SMF4 position. I oversee the Enterprise Risk Management Framework, ORSA process and Internal Model Validation. I report directly to the Inigo CEO and have a dotted reporting line to the Chair of the Risk and Investment Committee.

I am dedicated to delivering a high level of expertise and leadership in shaping Inigo’s risk framework and risk culture.

As Chief Investment Officer, I ensure our portfolios generate a competitive return for the right level of risk, and our invested assets play nicely with our liabilities. I do this by working with fantastic external managers and leveraging as much Inigo knowledge as I can. Outside work, I am a non-committed hobbyist. I’ll try anything (most likely terribly) and have been knitting a scarf for my mother for about seven years. I’ll finish it one day.

The risks faced by Inigo and our clients are a reflection of the risks faced by the real economy. The perils caused by extreme weather could not be more important and we dedicate considerable effort to deepening our understanding of climate and climate change. Climate risk is also the biggest driver of our capital needs. I work with existing and potential investors to ensure that we have the capital that we need to support our business as it grows. Prior to Inigo, I spent time as a reinsurance underwriter and consulting on the topic of alternative reinsurance capital.