Stuart started his career in the energy and insurance industries in 2003, as a Lloyd’s insurance broker with Willis and later with HSBC (now part of Marsh). From 2008 to 2012 he worked in risk management and insurance broking for the Marubeni Corporation advising on risk management strategies and designing and implementing insurance programmes for their offshore and onshore energy projects including the oil and gas sector, power and utilities, mining and LNG plants. He also worked on their risk management strategies for many of their construction projects worldwide. During his time with Marubeni, Stuart was involved in advising on both existing projects and new ventures. From 2012 Stuart worked in risk and insurance consulting, providing risk management and insurance advice to several clients active in the Energy Sector. One of his main roles was managing the insurance and risk program for a leading UK exploration and production company with interests in the North Sea, South East Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Pakistan and the Falkland Islands. He was very active in settling claims for many of his clients and has settled several difficult and challenging claims in recent years.Stuart has also has spoken at the Lillehammer energy claims conference on the role of the claims consultant in managing and settling large claims. From 2020 he was a Director in the Offshore Renewable team at Aon and was responsible for the placement of global insurance programmes for businesses in the offshore renewable sector. He worked with project owners, investors, developers, manufacturers and contractors around the world throughout the life-cycle of their renewable energy projects.In 2024 he joined the Marsh Power and Renewables team and continues to work with offshore renewable companies, working with offshore wind and offshore transmission systems.