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Carbon Syndicate 4747 approved ‘in principle’ by Lloyd’s to transition to full syndicate

7th September 2022

Specialist, independent managing general underwriter (MGU) and Lloyd’s syndicate-in-a-box (SIAB), Carbon Underwriting Limited, has now received 'in principle' approval to from the marketplace to become a full Lloyd's syndicate from January 2023. Carbon Syndicate 4747 operates as an underwriting and market lead with a focus on coverholder partnerships within the global ... Read the full article

Carbon appoints new head of pricing

26th May 2022

Carbon Underwriting has announced Alex Harris to be its new head of pricing. The firm said that Harris will play a role in supporting functions across the business including building out a pricing framework to support underwriters, adding actuarial rigour to the development of Carbon’s proprietary technology platform, Graphene, as well ... Read the full article

Carbon hires Turner from Chubb as Property Underwriter

29th March 2022

Carbon Underwriting Limited (Carbon), the specialist, independent managing general underwriter  (MGU) and Lloyd’s syndicate has announced the appointment of Claire Turner, who will join the company as a Property Underwriter. Turner joins Carbon after working for 25 years at global insurer Chubb. Her most recent position at the company was underwriting ... Read the full article

Matt Finch takes Finance Director role at Carbon Underwriting

13th January 2022

Carbon Underwriting Limited, the specialist, independent managing general underwriter (MGU) and Lloyd’s syndicate, has announced the appointment of Matt Finch as Finance Director. Finch has almost 25 years of financial services experience and had been undertaking the Finance Director role at Carbon on a contract basis for the last 10 months ... Read the full article

Carbon Underwriting places Lloyd’s property consortium with Howden Re

23rd December 2021

Carbon Underwriting Limited (Carbon), the specialist, independent managing general underwriter (MGU) and Lloyd’s syndicate, has placed a new Lloyd’s property consortium with independent reinsurance broker, Howden Re. The placement marks the first Variable Delegated Underwriting Authority consortium as well as the first consortium supporting a Syndicate in a Box. Carbon says the ... Read the full article

Carbon Underwriting names Kirsty Coates as Claims Manager

13th December 2021

Independent managing general underwriter (MGU) and Lloyd’s syndicate, Carbon Underwriting, has appointed Kirsty Coates as Claims Manager. In her new role, Coates will be responsible for managing Carbon’s portfolio of claims, providing specialist knowledge and insights to ensure that the best outcomes are achieved consistently and efficiently for policyholders at all ... Read the full article

Carbon Underwriting secures BOOST&Co investment

9th November 2021

London’s Carbon Underwriting is eyeing new business lines and the development of its data-driven underwriting platform following significant funding from alternative lender BOOST&Co. Carbon will also use the investment for working capital purposes and to bolster its underwriting and leadership teams. BOOST&Co provides growth capital for UK SMEs covering a wide range of ... Read the full article

Carbon Underwriting announces two Data Analytics hires

29th October 2021

Carbon Underwriting has appointed Madu Gadzama as Data Analytics Engineer and Edward Saunders as Data Services Associate as the company continues to develop its data analytics capabilities. Saunders was previously an Assistant Accountant with Creaseys Group and prior to that, he was an IT project coordinator with AXA PPP Healthcare. These hires ... Read the full article

Carbon adds Hugo Bashall as Head of Operations

15th September 2021

Specialist managing general underwriter (MGU) Carbon Underwriting Carbon has announced the appointment of Hugo Bashall as Head of Operations with immediate effect. Bashall began his insurance career at MS Amlin, performing a number of roles across operations and strategy, including establishing and running an office overseas. His most recent role was as ... Read the full article

Carbon bolsters data analytics capabilities with two new hires

11th August 2021

Specialist managing general underwriter (MGU) Carbon has appointed Navdeep Dhuti as a Data Engineer and Sophia Johnson as a Data Services Associate. Dhuti joins from customer analytics consultancy Acrotrend Solutions where he was a Data Engineer / Data Scientist. Johnson joins from Tokio Marine Kiln where she was a Data Analyst, and ... Read the full article

Carbon promotes Director Nick Tye to lead as CEO

1st July 2021

Specialist managing general underwriter (MGU) Carbon has promoted Director Nick Tye to lead as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Stephen Card in the role. Card is set to transition to the Chairman position and maintain a leadership and mentoring role at the company. Concurrently, Carbon has highlighted the onboarding of new capacity providers, ... Read the full article

Carbon Underwriting hires Fergus Cooney as Data Analytics Engineer

11th May 2021

Specialist independent managing general underwriter Carbon Underwriting has appointed Fergus Cooney as Data Analytics Engineer as it expands further its data analytics capabilities. Cooney joins Carbon from Rails bank where he played an integral role in delivering large scale end-to-end data projects as well as championing the use of data in ... Read the full article

Carbon adds Giovanni Schiattarella to underwriting team

9th April 2021

Carbon Underwriting Limited (Carbon), the specialist, independent managing general underwriter (MGU), has announced the addition of Giovanni Schiattarella to its underwriting team. Schiattarella will focus on expanding Carbon’s existing General Liability and Property books of business as well as new business development across Europe. Prior to joining Carbon, he was a broker ... Read the full article

Carbon bolsters underwriting team with three hires

23rd February 2021

Specialist managing general underwriter Carbon has expanded its underwriting team with three new appointments, including Helen Wheal, who was formerly employed at Syndicate DTW1991. Wheal served for seven years’ within Syndicate DTW199’s UK and International underwriting team and she has joined the Carbon team as an underwriter. Theo Cannon arrives as an ... Read the full article

Carbon Underwriting bolsters data analytics team

16th December 2020

Specialist independent managing general underwriter Carbon Underwriting has appointed two data professionals in a bid to expand its data analytics capabilities. Investment banking and technology expert Mark Oldroyd joins the Carbon team as head of data engineering. He previously worked as senior data engineer at global hedge fund Bluecrest Capital Management. Alexander Scott, ... Read the full article