ProBizz' specialist professional indemnity, cyber and intellectual property insurance services provide a financial backstop when things go wrong in spite of controls, precautions and safeguards in place. We are actively involved everyday with covering risks of serious financial loss and working with clients to identify and protect new exposures as their services evolve.We work on behalf of both established and scale-up tech clients with global insurance carriers providing the highest levels of expertise, experience and capacity. To learn more about how we can support your business please contact me directly via LinkedIn.ProBizz Tech Insurance Brokers is an Appointed Representative of Gauntlet Risk Management Ltd who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) under firm reference number 308081.

Businesses need to wake up to their key risks for several important reasons:Risk Mitigation: Identify and understand potential risks then take proactive measures to mitigate them in order to prevent financial losses, reputation damage, and operational disruption.Financial Impact: Unforeseen risks can lead to significant financial losses. Awareness enables allocation of resources to manage and minimise them, ensuring better financial stability and sustainability.Reputation Management: Certain risks, such as data breaches or unethical practices, can severely damage a company's reputation. Awareness enables development of strategies to prevent and address them, protecting brand image and customer trust.Compliance and Legal Consequences: Ignoring or not being aware of legal and regulatory risks can result in hefty fines, lawsuits, and legal liabilities. Awareness helps businesses ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.Operational Continuity: Risks that impact operations, such as supply chain disruptions, natural disasters, or cyber attacks, can halt business activities. Awareness leads to planning to minimise downtime and maintain operations.Innovation and Growth: Managing risks can also promote innovation and growth. Awareness of obstacles and challenges leads to strategies to overcome them and enabling more sustainable growth and expansion.Employee Well-being: Certain risks can affect employee safety and well-being. Awareness leads to measures to ensure a safer working environmentStrategic Decision-making: Knowledge of risks informs strategic decision-making. Awareness of potential pitfalls leads to more informed decision makingStakeholder Trust: Investors, shareholders, customers, and partners all value businesses that are conscious of risks and have plans in place to manage them. Demonstrating risk-awareness fosters trustCompetitive Advantage: Businesses that manage risks well and can navigate uncertain situations sets them apart

Advising on marketing online underwriting and distribution software to Insurance providers in the UK and North America. Also responsible for producing new business from major insurance providers including Carriers, MGAs and Coverholder Brokers

Business Development Director primarily responsible for acquisition and onboarding of new Insurance Providers using the SchemeServe quote and buy platform.

Consultant leading a preferred broker development programme for a major commercial insurance company providing data insight, marketing strategy, marketing communications and lead generation support services.

Consultant tasked with building Gauntlet hotel insurance brand for specialist London broker whilst developing substantial new business income through long-term programme of outbound lead generation activity.

Managed entire group business within New Zealand including responsibility for two of NZ's largest insurance programmes; Air New Zealand and New Zealand Dairy Group.

Leadership of key UK commercial business segment that comprised 700 clients.

Head of Sedgwick's Commercial New Business Team within East Anglia Region.

Responsible for operations of Ireland’s 3rd largest business insurance and financial services broker in Dublin and Cork employing over 50 staff

Responsible for day to day operation of commercial and financial services business units employing 20 staff.

Responsible day to day operations of 2nd largest insurance broker in Thailand with a team of over 40 brokers and 30 Lloyds Agents surveyors

Worked with business integration team following major acquisition within New Zealand as well as commercial marketing and sales development within Auckland regional area.

Substantial grounding in multinational casualty programme design then led business development for Road Haulage Association Insurance Services joint venture with the RHA.