PEN UNDERWRITING - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Managing Director - International Lines
Adrian joined Pen in July 2016 and has over 25 years' experience in professional and financial lines, including more than a decade in the cyber insurance arena. His experience encompasses a number of senior industry roles in the US at the forefront of the cyber sector, including Executive Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer at Ridge Global, a cybersecurity firm founded and headed by former US Head of Homeland Security Tom Ridge.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director - SME and Personal Lines
Andrew is a Chartered Insurer and joined Pen in 2014 having worked at Lloyd's for over 20 years. Specialising in delegated underwriting and portfolio management, Andrew's roles at Pen have been as MD of Delegated Solutions, and now as MD of our SME & Household division, which also incorporates our home and commercial delegated businesses.
Job Titles:
- HR Director
- HR Director With a Wider Remit for EMEA
With almost 25 years of HR experience, Caroline is Pen's HR Director with a wider remit for EMEA for the Group. In this role, she is responsible for the people strategy across the Pen landscape, including culture and engagement, reward and recognition, performance management, recruitment and retention, succession and talent development.
A chartered accountant by profession, Catriona joined Pen in July 2023 as our Chief Financial Officer, and holds responsibility for all finance activities across Pen. In her role, Catriona supports the delivery of our strategy through strong financial controls and processes and brought a wealth of corporate knowledge, commercial acumen and experience to Pen, having previously been UK Head of IBA Operations for the wider Gallagher group, and at Morgan Stanley and PwC before that.
Job Titles:
- STRATEGIC ACCOUNT MANAGER
Job Titles:
- Chief Underwriting Officer
A high profile leader with over 28 years' experience, Jennifer joined Pen in 2015 to lead our Financial Lines division. Under Jen's leadership, new product lines, like Cyber, were been added as she strengthened performance and profitability across the board. In 2020, Jen took on the role of CUO where she's responsible for capacity management, claims and pricing & reserving across Pen.
Matthew joined Pen in September 2020 having been within the Gallagher group since December 2017. As Chief Operating Officer, he oversees the company's overall operation across the division, with a strategic focus across a wide variety of areas including operating optimization, business scalability, service, technology, data and reporting, real estate, merger and acquisition integration, business continuity and leading on all strategic transformation projects.
Job Titles:
- Chief Business Development Officer
Passionate about innovation and fearless in challenging accepted norms, Nick is responsible for business development across Pen's portfolio. His role is focussed on three core strategic elements: mergers and acquisitions, the hiring of talent and expertise in new niche sector or product areas, and investing in innovation to underpin the expansion of Pen's e-trade capabilities.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director - UK Financial Lines & Specialist Liability
With over 35 years' insurance experience, Richard joined Pen in 2021 with the acquisition of Manchester Underwriting Management. In August 2023, he took on the leadership of our new UK Financial Lines & Specialist Liability trading division, bringing together our extensive expertise in this area for the benefit of brokers. A professional indemnity specialist, Richard held leadership positions at HCC International and Hiscox prior to joining MUM in 2010, during which time he established underwriting branches, headed up marketing and held responsibility for broker development and claims.
Job Titles:
- Chartered Accountant
- Managing Director - Specialty
Sarah joined Pen in 2020, and took on the leadership of our Specialty trading and underwriting division in July 2023, spanning construction, hazardous goods and environmental industries and the more complex end of risk-managed commercial. Having previously served as our Chief Financial Officer, Sarah is a chartered accountant by profession with more than 20 years' strategic financial and commercial experience. She began her career in the investment banking and asset management industries before moving into insurance in 2012.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director - Public Sector
- Specialist Field of Schemes and MGAs
With over 20 years' experience, primarily in the specialist field of schemes and MGAs, Seb has been with Pen since its very beginning, building a great depth of insight and knowledge across three of our trading divisions. He now leads our highly experienced team of risk and insurance specialists in the Public Sector division, which counts more than 500 local government, police and fire authorities plus educational establishments as clients under the RMP brand, and also provides solutions for the social housing sector.
Joining Pen in 2015, Tom initially led our Specialty division before taking on the role of CUO in 2017 where he was responsible for underwriting, capacity management, pricing, analytics, risk & governance and claims across Pen. In 2020, Tom was named our CEO following a successful period of sustained growth and underwriting profitability. Before Pen, Tom held a number of senior positions at RSA including Director MGAs and Delegated Schemes, having joined them as a Graduate Trainee 25 years earlier.