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Diary of an Insurer: Beazley’s Rafael Sanchez

Beazley Security’s chief international officer Rafael Sanchez combines leading the insurer’s cyber incident management team with keeping up with his children’s social and sporting lives and trying – but failing – to keep a step ahead of his wife.

Diary of an Insurer: HDI Embedded’s Nelson Castellanos

Nelson Castellanos, chief partnerships officer for international at HDI Embedded, discusses factoring in different country’s needs to product development, explores embedded insurance options for the European telecommunications industry and loves the fact…

Diary of an Insurer: Connect Underwriting’s Jamil Elbahou

Jamil Elbahou, CEO and chief underwriting officer of Connect Underwriting, who is also chairman of insurance network GBN Worldwide, brushes shoulders with Cherie Blair, reflects on how he remains an underwriter at heart, and won't let flu stop him from…

Diary of an Insurer: Clear’s Claire Thompson

Claire Thompson, senior corporate account handler and hybrid account executive in the broking and sales team at Clear Doncaster, walks her Springer Spaniel, tackles CrossFit plus prepares for being a full-time account executive.

Diary of an Insurer: Aviva’s Twinkle Popat

Twinkle Popat, qualified actuary and pricing manager at Aviva, works on the integration of Probitas into the business, helps run the 'Ministry of Fun' and makes sure diversity, equity and inclusion remain on the provider's agenda.

Diary of an Insurer: Gallagher’s Elaine Lennox

Elaine Lennox, regional managing director for the Midlands at Gallagher, goes back and forth between Leicester and Birmingham, checks in with the cyber insurance special interest group and manages to download over dinner.

Diary of an Insurer: Axa Partners’ Beth Buckland

Beth Buckland, operations director of Axa Partners, manages to squeeze in some Pilates to a packed working week, which includes a sensitive case review meeting, encouraging colleagues to think more creatively, and handling a media query about a declined…

Diary of an Insurer: MS Amlin’s Gemma Lines

Gemma Lines, chief people officer at MS Amlin, persuades senior women to move up the insurance career ladder when they fear losing the work-life balance they’ve built up and puts the world to rights with her hairdresser.

Diary of an Insurer: QBE’s David Round

David Round, head of trading at Birmingham at QBE Europe, gets more active, explores future opportunities and threats to the renewal portfolio and even manages to keep score at his son’s cricket match.

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