Asset Management: Meet the Team

Adam Swinburne

Divisional Director

With over 26 years' worth of experience, Adam specialises in handling and placing Directors’ and Officers’ Liability, Crime, Financial Institutions Professional Indemnity and Investment Management Insurance in the UK, EEA and Australia. Adam helps a range of of large corporate and SME clients in sectors such as accountants, solicitors, financial advisers, property valuers, property management, investment platforms and investment managers.

Alex Freschi

Account Handler

Alex Freschi

Account Handler

Part of the Asset Management team in the FIDO Retail team, Alex mainly supports the team in Directors’ & Officers’ Liability Insurance along with Investment Management Insurance, ensuring policies are bound by underwriters and processed correctly. Alex previously worked for Conde Nast Publication Limited for 4 years and is an avid runner and swimmer in his free time.

Aneta Lukasiuk

Aneta Lukasiuk

Account Executive

Aneta is part of the Asset Management Portfolio Plus team where she looks after portfolio companies owned by Private Equity firms. Prior to joining Howden, Aneta worked in one of the UK’s largest independent insurance brokers, as well as in the commercial real estate market with a demonstrated history in leasing office spaces for clients from Europe, Asia, UK and US. She received her MSc degree from Warsaw University of Technology in Environmental Development, Planning and Management.

Archie Pottinger

Business Developer

Archie Pottinger

Business Developer

Archie works within the Asset Management business development team, onboarding new clients and delivering solutions to meet all their insurance requirements and needs. Specialising in investment management insurance, with a focus on hedge funds, banks and wealth management, Archie also gives regular market updates within the Asset Management sector. Outside of work, Archie is a keen golfer and loves his horse racing.

Chris Budd

Chris Budd

Divisional Director

A Divisional Director within the Asset Management team, Chris has a little over 30 years in the Lloyds market as a claims broker/account handler, as well as more recently being a placing broker/producer working on miscellaneous professional lines. Chris mainly specialises in FI/PI and D&O products whilst also having an offshore focus working on a mixture of retail and wholesale business, liaising with locations such as Malta, Channel Islands, UK and the Baltics.

Chris Rigg

Chris Rigg

Divisional Director

Chris is a Divisional Director with responsibility for client service and delivery across the Financial Institution and Directors’ & Officers’ team. Having been at Howden since 2007, Chris has over a decade and a half of experience in placing and advising clients on their insurance, with a particular focus on the investment sector. He looks after a number of our key clients and works closely with our business development in on boarding new clients. With experience across all our products, Chris has specialist knowledge in Directors’ & Officers’ as well as Investment Management Professional Liability and Fraud. He regularly attends Board meetings to present to directors on their D&O and has spoken at events hosted by industry bodies such as AIMA. He has worked on numerous complex and demanding placements, as well as having involvement in some of the largest and longest running claims in the portfolio.

Danyalle Brinsmead

Danyalle Brinsmead

Divisional Director

Danyalle is a Divisional Director and heads up the Portfolio Plus team along with assisting on the strategic and technical issues facing our Asset Management clients. She sits on the Thought Leadership and Wording committees and is passionate about insurance keeping pace with the changing and complex world our clients face. With over 20 years experience working globally from Australia to the UK, Danyalle has experience in creating multi-national insurance solutions and primarily focuses on Private equity firms and their portfolio companies. Danyalle regularly provides industry commentary on insurance relating to Responsible Investment/Impact investing and promoting diversity and effective leadership in the workplace.

Dario Bragoli

Senior Account Executive

Dario Bragoli

Senior Account Executive

Dario joined Howden in 2013 and is a Senior Account Executive within the Asset Management Team. He runs our Fund D&O Portfolio, managing over 300 fund clients and works closely with service providers in this sector. A large number of his clients are UK Investment Trusts, where he also places Public Offering of Securities Insurance (POSI) policies for their IPOs. Although his focus is now on Fund D&O, he also has experience in the placement of PI and Fraud policies, allowing him to use this knowledge to assist in the constant development of his book of business across the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands, Cayman Islands, BVI, Isle of Man, Bermuda, Luxembourg, Malta and Netherlands.

Ed Brennan

Ed Brennan

Executive Director

Ed is the Managing Director of Howden FI D&O ( FIDO), a retail team of Circa 70 people servicing asset managers, funds, banks, wealth managers, insurance companies and commercial companies for D&O. He is responsible for the long terms strategy of the team as well as on boarding new clients into our business and distributing wider products into established clients. Having joined Howden in 2007, Ed, together with the team, has grown our Hedge Fund market share and also runs key relationships in the Real Estate, Private Equity and Family Office sectors. He is also responsible for marketing and brand development within the client and service provider communities ensuring awareness of market developments, trends and innovation.

Felix McCorquodale

Senior Account Executive

Felix McCorquodale

Senior Account Executive

Felix McCorquodale specialises in Investment Management Insurance with a specific focus on Private Equity/Venture Capital, Hedge Funds, Corporate Finance & Family Offices; whilst also handling the Directors and Officers insurance for Howden’s portfolio of European SPACs. His role is split between client servicing and broking to Insurance Market. Felix started at Howden in 2018 on the Graduate Programme and joined the Asset Management team soon after. Previously he worked for a InsurTech company developing digital risk management solutions. Felix is Dip CII qualified and is currently writing a dissertation on the challenges of SPAC D&O in the London market for the CII.

Hugo Zeal

Hugo Zeal

Account Executive

Having spent three years at Gallagher as a broker in the Credit and Political Risk team, Hugo joined Howden's Asset Management team in March 2021. Covering a broad range of Asset Management sectors, Hugo focuses on clients within the Private Equity, Venture Capital and Hedge Fund sectors. Outside of work Hugo enjoys keeping fit and is a keen sportsman, playing football and golf yearly, as well as cricket in the summer.

Jordan McMahon

Jordan McMahon

Account Executive

Jordan is an Account Executive within the Asset Management team and focuses on Private Equity, Asset Manager, Hedge Fund and Fund Services business sectors. Due to having worked and grown up in Jersey, Jordan has a predominant focus on clients and businesses within the Channel Islands. Jordan also has a Diploma in insurance with the CII.

Kurt Rothmann

Kurt Rothmann

Executive Director

Kurt joined Howden in November 2020 after spending 8 years at JLT. He has worked with many large and complex multinational clients providing strategic advice, programme design and service delivery. Kurt has 27 years of insurance industry experience, including 7 years in Johannesburg before moving to London in 1999. At both JLT (and Aon before that) he headed up the management liability team. Prior to his career in insurance, he studied law at the University of Cape Town, graduating with a BA LLB. After being admitted to practice as a solicitor in South Africa, he moved to work in-house with one of the then largest South African insurance intermediaries, Glenrand MIB.

Lindsay Ratcliffe

Lindsay Ratcliffe

Divisional Director

With over 18 years' experience, Lindsay is a Divisional Director within the Asset Management team and specialises in winning new business and clients. Lindsay is a qualified lawyer and worked in a private practice joining the world of M&A insurance in 2003. Outside of work, Lindsay is also involved in Women in Wealth initiatives.

Matthew Hughes

Matthew Hughes

Executive Director

Matthew is an executive director within Howden's asset management team and has over 16 years' worth of insurance experience specialising in financial institutions. An expert in negotiating with a global pool of insurers to obtain optimum solutions for our clients, Matthew also has a particular focus on asset managers in the UK, US and Australia. Matthew is also a committee member of his local cricket club in South West London which has a strong presence in the local community.

Nicholas Hanney

Nicholas Hanney

Divisional Director

Nicholas is a Director within the Financial Lines Team and runs the Financial Sponsor Group responsible for client origination and the ongoing management of investment houses. Prior to joining Howden, Nicholas worked in investment banking with a focus on M&A and Investment Management. Outside of the office, Nicholas sits on the Boards of the Howden Foundation, The PTI (Prince’s Teaching Institute) and the Private Equity charity Impetus’ Triathlon Committee. Nicholas holds a degree from King’s College London.

Oliver Beagley

Oliver Beagley

Associate Director

Oliver sits within our Financial Institutions business, charged with covering clients across the Investment Funds, Insurance Companies, Corporate Finance, Banks and Wealth. He has worked within the insurance industry for a number of years before joining Howden in 2021. Previously, Oliver was a partner within an executive search firm where he garnered an in-depth knowledge and understanding within the world of Equities, Fixed Income and Derivatives. Oliver and the wider team adopt a client centric, consultative approach, developing bespoke solutions and incorporating learnings across the various verticals throughout the business.

Patrick Dykes

Patrick Dykes

Associate Director

Patrick joined our team in 2015 as an Account Executive delivering D&O, PI and Fraud insurance solutions to our clients and therefore is responsible for renewals and day to day assistance, reviewing policy terms and conditions and producing formal documentation with bespoke wordings for clients. He is also responsible for managing some of our key mid-market client relationships making them aware of what services the wider Asset Management team can provide. Patrick has qualified with a Certificate of Insurance.

Ryan Chinn

Ryan Chinn

Associate Director

Ryan is an Associate Director in our team. He joined Howden in October 2016 and is responsible for servicing a wide range of asset management and corporate service clients across multiple jurisdictions. His key product lines are PI, D&O and Crime, but is also responsible for new product development and policy wording reviews. Prior to joining Ryan was at Willis Towers Watson, holds a BSc and MSc in Biological Sciences and is ACII qualified.

Sarah Page

Sarah Page

Associate Director

Sarah started her insurance career in 2007, joining Howden Asset Management in 2012 following stints at both Marsh and Willis. She is responsible for both UK and International Asset Manager placements alongside this she also focuses on Australian clients and prospects and D&O for both portcos and commercial entities. Sarah specialises in D&O, PI and Crime Insurance. Sarah is a Chartered Insurance Broker and holds the ACII qualification.

Shivani Shah

Shivani Shah

Account Executive

Shivani joined Howden in January 2021 as a part of Howden's graduate scheme, after studying Natural Sciences at University College London. Currently studying for her CII exams, Shivani helps across the Asset Management team and is also a part of Howden's employee initiative, Respect.

Stephen Ellis

Stephen Ellis

Divisional Director

Steve has 22 years' insurance industry experience, 16 of those specialising in Professional Indemnity, Directors' & Officers' and Crime Insurance for Investment Managers. Steve joined Howden in 2006. He then moved to JLT in 2015 where he was product lead for Investment Managers in JLT's Specialty division. Steve re-joined Howden in 2019 where he is Divisional Director - managing and proving specialist advice to key clients.

Tom Walsh

Tom Walsh

Divisional Director

Tom has 20 years of London insurance market experience and is a Director in our team. Having previously worked at Chubb Insurance Company and Windsor in the Financial Institutions divisions, Tom developed a deep technical knowledge on an international and UK specific basis, particularly in the investment management sector. Tom's expertise enables him to create bespoke products for our clients, ranging from some of our largest clients in both corporate advisory and asset management. Tom is also well versed on trust co structures, fund administration and the family office sector.

Legal, Technical & Claims

Neil Warlow

Neil Warlow

Executive Director

Neil is an Executive Director in our Legal, Technical & Claims team in the Financial Lines Group. He is a qualified solicitor, and prior to joining Howden spent ten years in private practice at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, acting for policyholders in high profile financial lines insurance disputes. In 2017 he moved first to a financial lines claims advocacy role at JLT, and then to his current role in September 2019. Neil uses his experience to ensure that our clients’ policies are best-in-class and keep pace with the evolving risk landscape, as well as bringing his technical expertise to bear to support our clients and the team as needed. He is also responsible for the Financial Lines Group’s graduate programme and mentoring scheme, and in his spare time is a keen gardener.

Sam Vardy

Sam Vardy

Executive Director

Sam Vardy is an Executive Director in the Legal, Technical and Claims team of the Financial Lines Group. Sam is a qualified lawyer, and spent ten years in private practice at Herbert Smith Freehills and Morgan Lewis assisting policyholders with difficult insurance claims and technical wording issues. In 2016, he brought that experience to the broking side to help clients obtain optimum policy wordings and maximise coverage on claims. He is a trustee of Disability Sports Coach (a charity that seeks to empower disabled people through sport), member of the Howden Disability Employee Respect Group, and a keen runner.

Wendy Seakens

Wendy Seakens

Associate Director

Wendy has over 35 years London market experience specialising in Financial and Professional Lines Claims. For the last 15 years Wendy has been engaged in an advocacy capacity, handling complex and major Directors and Officers, Fraud, Employment Practice and Warranty and Indemnity claims, often on matters that have become adversarial. Her role includes reviewing claims notifications, managing and negotiating contentious claims coverage positions with insurers and their legal counsel to achieve optimum resolution. Prior to this Wendy spent 30 years with Aon before moving to Howden.

Stuart Corney