MAP - Key Persons


Aidan Kong

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Deputy Underwriter, Syndicate 2791
Previously with Wellington Syndicate 2020, Aidan underwrites property treaty reinsurance. He is responsible for the syndicate's outwards reinsurance purchase, and servers as Deputy Underwriter of Syndicate 2791. He is one of the MAP founding partners and a Director of Managing Agency Partners Ltd.

Andrew Foote

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Non Executive Director

Andrew Groom

The property insurance book is headed by Andrew Groom. He specialises in large property and energy insurance having been at Amlin Syndicate 362 since 1994. Prior to this he was a war and property broker having joined the market in 1985.

Andrew Westmore

Andrew joined Syndicate 2791 from Amlin to write International Property Treaty business as well as the Speciality Account (film and entertainment, satellites and nuclear) and the personal accident treaty portfolio.

Bill Katesmark

An experienced underwriter in all marine classes, both direct and reinsurance, Bill joined Syndicate 2791 from Hiscox Syndicate 33, where he was overall head of the hull division.

Charlotte DeRosa


Chris Smelt

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
  • Member of the Board of Directors
Chris joined MAP on its formation as a property reinsurance underwriter. He subsequently joined David Shipley and Jane Poland as an underwriter on the casualty account. He was appointed a director of Managing Agency Partners Ltd in September 2007.

Christine Dandridge

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Non Executive Director

David Roberts

David is the lead class underwriter for North American and International Auto Liability Property. He has over 16 years underwriting experience in the Lloyd's market. He joined 2791 from Amlin Syndicate 2001.

David Shipley - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Non Executive Director
A founding partner and Named Underwriter of Syndicate 2791 until his retirement from executive duties in September 2007. He now serves as a non executive chairman of the board of Managing Agency Partners Ltd.

Emma Overton

Emma joined MAP in 2020 bring 15 years claims handling experience with her. Emma handles a variety of international Property, Casualty and PA claims from Direct, Facultative and Binder placements as well as more specialist matters. She sits on various LMA groups and is a member of the Chartered Insurance Institute.

Graham Morris

Graham Morris joined MAP as a Claims Examiner in July 2001, having been handling claims for Lloyd's Syndicates in a 'lead' capacity since 1994. Graham is predominantly involved with claims emanating from direct insurance. He sits on various Market associations and is a member of the CII and their Faculty of Claims.

James Denoon Duncan - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Member of the Board of Directors
James joined MAP as Managing Director from the Omni Whittington Group where he was Managing Director of their Lloyd's managing agency. He has over 20 years Lloyd's experience having worked within managing and members' agencies and as a broker in both UK and the US. He was appointed Chairman in 2006.

Jane Poland

Casualty Treaty underwriter working with David Shipley to develop a book of treaty reinsurance with special emphasis on medical malpractice and all line of E&O. She joined MAP from Alleghany Syndicate 376

Kevin Allchorne

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Non Executive Director

Lois Powell-Richards

Job Titles:
  • Underwriting Support
Lois Powell-Richards joined the MAP claims department in 2015. Lois assists with the handling and adjusting of losses emanating from binding authorities covering property, casualty, inland marine and auto as well as providing oversight of our delegated claims handling arrangements.

Nick Williams


Paul Langridge

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Director, Risk and Assurance
Paul joined MAP in February 2016 and was appointed Board in September 2016. He serves as Director, Risk and Assurance and also Company Secretary. He has worked in the Lloyd's market for over 25 years, latterly as the Compliance Officer and Company Secretary at Beaufort Underwriting Agency.

Paul Mason


Richard Salter


Richard Sumner - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Finance Director
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Richard Trubshaw

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Named Underwriter, Syndicate 2791
A founding partner of Managing Agency Partners Ltd. He was appointed the Named Underwriter of Syndicate 2791 in September 2007 following the retirement of David Shipley. Richard also acts as the Named Underwriter of the "Special Purpose" Syndicate 6103. He specialises in property reinsurance having spent 13 years at Syndicate 362 (now part of Amlin Syndicate 2001), where he was Deputy Underwriter from 1996.

Roland Fox


Steve Mercer

Job Titles:
  • Wordings Manager
Steve joined MAP in July 2003 as the syndicate's wording specialist. He brought with him 17 years prior London Market experience gained with various Lloyd's brokers, London market underwriters and a leading Lloyd's managing agency.

Steve Pattison

Steve Pattison joined MAP as a Claims Examiner in 2003. Prior to this he worked in the London Company Market. He has over 13 years experience handling lead reinsurance property and casualty claims.

Theresa Froehlich

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Non Executive Director

Tom Martin


Zenab Patel