EQUINOX UNDERWRITING - Key Persons


Catherine Ireland

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Underwriter
Catherine joined Equinox in July 2012 as an Underwriting Assistant within the US Property Team before progressing to Assistant Underwriter in 2016. Catherine's responsibilities include the underwriting of North American property including earthquake and flood, certificate production and compliance. Catherine is CII qualified.

Craig Hubble

Job Titles:
  • Senior Underwriter
Biography Craig manages the Equinox Property Team in London where he has worked since its formation in 2004. With over 15 years experience within the London Insurance Market and underwriting capabilities in many of the property lines Craig is an integral member of the Equinox team and has been instrumental in its growth over the years. Craig has a thorough understanding of the US property market and the various perils faced by businesses as well as the trust of various Lloyd's syndicates and leading company markets who provide capacity to Equinox each year. An associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute (ACII) Craig brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his role.

Elizabeth Lester

Job Titles:
  • Underwriter
Biography Liz has over 30 years' experience within the London Insurance industry initially with C.E. Heath and then Cooper Gay where she dealt with all aspects of Binding Authority production for business emanating from French territories, as well as providing primary multilingual interface between the UK office and French clients. Liz joined Price Forbes & Partners in April 2009 and moved to Equinox Underwriting in 2012. Liz currently has responsibilities as Underwriter within the team primarily for DIC business as well as having overall responsibility for managing the timely preparation and issuance of Certificate wording documentation for the Equinox Property team.

Henry Rydon

Job Titles:
  • Underwriting Assistant
Biography Henry graduated from Newcastle University in 2014 with a BSc Joint Honours in Maths and Economics. The year after graduating, Henry worked in Sydney for one of Australia's leading financial organisations. Henry joined Equinox in May 2016 as an Underwriting Assistant to the Cyber, Forestry and Livestock teams. Henry is currently studying for his ACII qualifications.