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Simon has specialised in marine hull business since joining Lloyd’s in 1984 and is recognised as an international leader in this field. He heads Amlin’s Marine division.

Simon is a previous chairman to both London’s Joint Hull Committee and the Ocean Hull Committee of the International Union of Marine Insurance. He now represents the London market on IUMI’s Executive Committee. Simon is an elected member of Lloyd’s Market Association Marine Committee, a member of Lloyd’s Register General Committee and a Trustee of the London Maritime Officer Cadets Scheme.

Experience
Amlin: 1994
Insurance: 1984

Rod is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute, Associate Memberof the Royal Aeronautical Society and a member (and former Chairman)of the LMA Aviation Committee.

Having begun his underwriting career with Royal Insurance marine department in 1967, Rod moved to the aviation division in 1971. He then joined Aviation and General in 1985, which merged with most other UK composite insurers aviation departments to form British Aviation Insurance Group (now Global Aviation) in 1991 where he was a senior underwriter until 1997. He then moved to Amlin as the divisional underwriter for the Aviation division.

Experience
Amlin: 1997
Insurance: 1967

James is a member of the LMA Risk Management Committee and was elected to Lloyd’s Underwriting Agents Association in July 2000.

After graduation, James spent eight years as a reinsurance broker with Greig Fester (now Benfield) before joining Stace Barr Underwriting Agencies, and two years later becoming MD of the new advisory company, Stace Barr Insurance Capital. He became a Director of Angerstein Underwriting Trust plc in 1997 and, following its merger with the Murray Lawrence Group, James was elected Chairman of Amlin Underwriting from July 1999 to April 2000.

Experience
Amlin: 1991
Insurance: 1983

David plays an active role in London market reform, serving on various LMA and Lloyd’s committees and is currentlyon a part-time secondment to Lloyd’s.

Having completed a law degree, David joined Royal Insurance in 1985. Immediately prior to the merger between Royal and Sun Alliance, he was the Multinational Claims Manager with worldwide accountabilities. After the merger he became the Operations Managerfor the London Market Division of RSA, managing Human Resources, Information Technology, Marketing and Divisional Expenses. He joined AXA Insurance in 2000 and became their UK Claims Director.

Experience
Amlin: 2003
Insurance: 1985

Stuart is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bermuda.

Stuart is responsible for all non- underwriting activities of Amlin Bermuda and works closely with Underwriting Director John Andrews to enhance and develop Amlin Bermuda’s strategic position in the Group.

Trained as a chartered accountant with BDO Stoy Hayward in London, Stuart moved to Bermuda in 1995 as a senior auditor in the insurance practice of KPMG Peat Marwick. He joined Alea in 1999 and, from 2004 onwards, he was Chief Financial Officer and Head of the Bermuda operations of Alea (Bermuda) Ltd. and Alea Group Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd.

Experience
Amlin: 2006
Insurance: 1995

Mark is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Personnel & Development.

Prior to joining Amlin, Mark was HR Director with AXA PPP Healthcare having worked on major re-structuring programmes to prepare the PPP Healthcare business for sale and subsequently managing two integration programmes following the acquisitions by Guardian Royal Exchange (1998) and AXA (1999). Prior to AXA PPP Healthcare he worked in a variety of senior HR and Personnel roles with ICI and Kimberly- Clark.

Experience
Amlin: 2001
Industry: 1989

Jayne is a Member of the UK Societyof Investment Professionals, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Management.

Jayne was previously Head of International Equities at Halifax Fund Management Limited, where she established and ran a wide range of portfolios. For two years prior to joining Amlin, Jayne worked as an independent management consultant advising a number of blue chip companies, whilst completing an Executive MBA at Cranfield University School of Management.

Experience
Amlin: 2002
Investments: 1985

James is a member of the Chartered Insurance Institute. Having started his career underwriting fine art and specie business with C E Heath, Jamesmoved to the marine market to underwrite offshore energy, hull and cargo business. In 1989 James joined Murray Lawrence as Deputy Underwriter of F C Bowring, syndicate 28, with responsibility for the direct marine account.

In 1996, he moved to the KJ Coles marine division as one of the first underwriting managers in the Lloyd’s market.Charged with putting controls and procedures in place to test and challenge the quality of underwriting, he moved to Amlin’s Non-marine division in 2000 as divisional and Group underwriting manager.

Experience
Amlin: 1989
Insurance: 1976

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