After interviewing over 30 claims professionals, Barry had the pleasure of sitting down with Markus Heiss, one of MDD’s most seasoned forensic accountants, for a candid and insightful conversation. What began as an unexpected start at MDD evolved into a career defined by purpose and a deep passion for claims. Markus shared what continues to......

Andrew Bart is the chief executive officer of Crawford International Operations, which incorporates all operations outside of North America. This includes Loss Adjusting, Third Party Administration (TPA) and Platforms. Andrew is committed to delivering market leading claim solutions in all sectors. He is particularly focused on attracting, training and retaining high grade technical experts, developing......

In this latest instalment of our Claims Interviews series, Barry Jones sits down with Stuart Wright. Stuart is Head of Non-Marine Claims for Ascot Syndicate 1414, overseeing a complex book of insurance and reinsurance claims for all non-marine lines of business. He has over 25 years experience in the London Market, the last 14 years......

Up next in our Claims Interviews series is Ian Thompson. With 12 years at Zurich Insurance in EMEA and global executive claims roles and 19 years at RSA in senior strategic and operational positions, Ian brings a 30-year track record of success in transformation, turnaround, innovation, and overcoming complex business challenges. Today, Ian leverages this......

We had a great time speaking with Nigel Ward for our Claims Interviews series. Nigel is a technical insurance practitioner with broad experience of managing major insurance losses. He has represented Lloyd’s syndicates and both London and international market companies on the Steering Committee of many of the major losses of the new Millennium, including the World......

Steve Parry joined Hiscox in July 2023 as the Group Claims Director. He started his career as a claims adjuster with AIG in Manchester before moving to London, where he held several management roles prior to his departure to join Ace in 2006. He held various roles with Ace and Chubb over 14 years, including......

We recently welcomed Elliott Goss from W/R/B Underwriting to record a podcast with us. Elliott talked to us about the advancement of technology in claims, what he thinks makes a good claims handler and leader, the highs and lows in his career, his aspirations for the future, what he enjoys outside of work and what......

Gavin is the Head of Claims at IQUW, managing a complex book of insurance and reinsurance for all Specialty and Property lines of business. Gavin has extensive experience in the claims market, before IQUW Gavin headed up various claims teams at Canopius and Hiscox and prior to that enjoyed a long career as a claims......

Juliet joined Canopius in January 2023. Prior to this role, she was Head of First Party Claims at Inigo and Head of Energy and Construction Claims at AXA XL. She previously held roles in the client/insured space, working for Shell and Indecs Consulting Services. Juliet has been involved in the successful settlements of many major......

Paulina joined SCOR UK in June 2022 as Global Practice Lead for Construction Claims. Prior to joining SCOR, she spent almost 11 years at Liberty Specialty Markets as Senior Claims Specialist handling large and complex energy and construction claims. Before Liberty, Paulina spent almost 4 years working in the energy loss adjusting division of Charles......

This week we were delighted to have Leo Dixon, CEO of Integra, as a guest on our Claims Interview podcast channel. Leo joined Integra in 2015 as COO and was promoted to CEO in 2018. He has overall responsibility for delivering the company’s business plan and strategic objectives and is responsible for a number of......

After a break in our podcasting schedule, we are back with a bang this week having interviewed Paul Lewis, a Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP.  Paul is currently Global Head of the Insurance & Professional Risks practice at Herbert Smith Freehills based in London.  Paul has worked on insurance disputes for over 30 years......

In our latest interview, Barry speaks to one of the most experienced and modernist claims leaders in the marketplace, Mike East of QBE. Mike East became Claims Director at QBE in 2016 and a member of the Executive Management Board for European Operations and has responsibility for Property, Motor, Casualty, International, Reinsurance and Financial Speciality......

Torben currently fulfils the dual role of Country Manager (Australia & New Zealand) and Executive Adjuster with Integra Technical Services (Australia) Pty Ltd. He is responsible for the investigation of complex claims, while also leading and supporting a highly specialised Adjusting team across Australia and New Zealand. Previously, he held the position of Head of......

This week Hugh Sparks from Charles Taylor Adjusting joined us in our office to record our next claims interview.  Hugh is a seasoned loss adjuster with 40 years of experience in the profession. He talks to us about some of the changes that have taken place at Charles Taylor over the last few years, some......

Jeremy Burgess joined us in our most recent Claims Interview podcast.  Jeremy is co-founder of The Insurance Network (TIN).  Although not a claims professional like our other guests to date, he has very much been involved in helping publicise issues and solutions in the London market claims industry. Jeremy talks to us about how TIN......

Our second interview of 2022 sees Barry Jones talk to a seasoned claims broker, David Hair, Partner at Lockton. David has been in the market for over 4 decades specialising in particular in Financial & Professional Lines claims. Hear David talk about how he came to find himself in the industry, his view of what......

Our first interview of the New Year was with Tobin Ryan, Head of Claims for Tokio Marine Kiln. Tobin started his London Market insurance career in 1990 and joined Tokio Marine Kiln in 2012. Tobin talks to us about what it’s like working for TMK and the culture and core values that are central to......