Responsible for ensuring the necessary skills are deployed to analyse, evaluate and deliver market-leading insurance propositions for multi-national vehicle manufacturers and dealers. Coach colleagues to engineer mutually-rewarding solutions in all situations.

Responsible for pricing, product development, key business relationships and capacity provision negotiations. Successfully nurtured underwriting and pricing knowledge within the company.

Senior manager responsible for delivering achievement of personal and commercial lines P&L, managing colleagues and achieving Board objectives. Responsibility for the product and pricing functions of the Group to ensure the range of products is competitive, fully compliant and priced appropriately. Established a well-respected and thriving actuarial team. Researched and deployed numerous data sets culminating in the successful launch of new products and rating structures. Proactive approach to problem-solving with excellent skills in interpretation of data to facilitate coherent and profitable outcomes. Excellent track record of securing new, significant, home and commercial insurance partners profitably. Highly organised and determined to succeed.

Accountable for the underwriting performance of a £275m household account. Key member of household strategy team with significant input into pricing tactics and potential new trading partners. Successfully implemented underwriting academy with appropriate skills set matrices. Responsibility for the training and development of eight direct reports.

Evaluated new and existing schemes to identify profitable areas and recommended pricing and underwriting rule changes to maximise growth and profit. Undertook regular visits with Account Executives and Sales Director to review opportunities with intermediaries. Worked in conjunction with Pricing Manager to agree enhanced pricing strategies.

Responsibility for the underwriting performance of the household account. Re-engineered broker acquisitions to Towergate product suite. Reviewed new and existing key accounts to maximise both growth and profitability. Led review meetings with capacity provider and achieved mutually rewarding relationship.

Responsibility for product development, key account reviews and development of underwriting licences until Folgate were bought by the Towergate Group.

Responsibility for all technical matters relating to the household account including new business rules and renewal underwriting. Trained, coached and developed eighteen direct reports and was awarded Manager Of The Year.

Various sales, administration and team leader functions.