DA Strategy, a specialist Delegated Authority consultant and MGA Accelerator, has announced it is strengthening the company’s specialist offering to the London market with the appointment of Paul Uprichard as an Executive Director.
He is joining the firm after working at Sompo International for six years as Head of Delegated Underwriting. Prior to that he served as Delegated Underwriting Manager at Ascot Underwriting Ltd. for over two years.
Uprichard began his insurance career in 2004 and has held a number of delegated underwriting and market committee roles with companies such as Newline, QBE and Brit Insurance.
He has also been for over a decade a strategic advisor to several start-ups, both in the UK and overseas, like London-based NUSOM Collective and New Zealand-based Asset Vault.
Commenting on Uprichard’s appointment, Charles Rowley, Chief Executive Officer of DA Strategy said: “Paul has a wealth of relevant delegated authority knowledge from his time in the market and brings with him a high level of technological know-how as well as financial skills to the business.
“He will be a great asset to our clients – whether on the carrier, broker or MGA side – and I am delighted that a person of Paul’s calibre is joining DA Strategy at such an exciting time.”
Uprichard said: “I am very pleased to be joining the DA Strategy team who have the knowledge and the London market contacts to effectively advise and guide any operation involved in the expanding niche Delegated Authority underwriting ecosystem. I look forward to enhancing the many benefits they bring to their clients.
“What especially excites me about my new role is the opportunity to use my unique blend of skills, including a combination of Delegated Underwriting experience and strategic Data knowledge, which is complemented by the experience I have gained through advising and personally investing in start-ups over the last 10 years that has consequently given me the insights into the do’s and don’ts of setting up a new business.”
