For Insurers

From appetite to audit - pragmatic support when portfolios are under pressure, ahead of renewal or when additional experience is needed.

I work with insurers when portfolios need stabilising, governance needs strengthening or teams are stretched.
Support is typically short-term, focused on practical outcomes and designed to bring clarity and confidence at critical moments.

KEY SERVICES

Portfolio Strategy & Optimisation

Used when underwriting intent and portfolio performance need to realign.

Clarify risk appetite & align it with underwriting execution
Conduct portfolio reviews to uncover margin drag or growth friction
Run Executive Portfolio Reviews & Underwriting Exit Advisory
Assess product-market fit & appetite gaps across lines

Reinsurance & Renewal Support

Providing clarity, confidence and control ahead of renewal.

Structure treaty & layer strategies with loss & exposure insights
Prepare renewal messaging, reinsurer Q&A & data packs
Analyse CAT exposure (EQ, cyclone, BI) & accumulation stress points
Provide post-catastrophe reinsurer engagement & recovery support

Governance & Compliance

Strengthening governance, authority and accountability when consistency and control need to be reinforced.

Run underwriting governance diagnostics & authority health checks
Support underwriting audit readiness, exception testing & documentation reviews
Map underwriting capability gaps & provide build-out roadmaps

Underwriting Support & Change

Building capability, confidence and consistency across underwriting teams. Supporting teams when capacity is stretched or alignment needs to be re-established

Deliver tailored underwriting training that reconnects judgment, data and governance
Provide interim technical underwriting leadership or design team structures and workflows
Redesign underwriting processes and referral frameworks to align with appetite
Embed claims, pricing and portfolio insights into performance feedback loops
Coach underwriters and managers on appetite, authority and disciplined decision-making

Training designed to strengthen underwriting judgment and keep portfolio performance aligned long after the workshop ends.

Product & Pricing Advisory

Used when products and pricing need to align with portfolio performance and market conditions.

Review pricing structures & deductible tiers for alignment
Simplify or modernise legacy wordings & reduce claims friction
Benchmark products for relevance, positioning & profitability