London: 10 February 2025 – Carbon Underwriting Limited (“Carbon”), the specialist independent managing general underwriter and Lloyd’s syndicate, today announces significant updates to its Board of Directors.Industry leaders Paddy Byrne and Michael Watson join as Chairman and Non-Executive Director (NED) respectively, subject to regulatory approval, bringing a wealth of expertise and...
London: 27 January 2025 – Carbon Underwriting Limited (Carbon), the specialist independent managing general underwriter and Lloyd’s syndicate, is proud to announce its expansion into International Healthcare with the appointment of Martin Leeks as Head of International Medical Malpractice.With over 35 years of underwriting experience in the international Casualty and...
London: 15 January 2025 – Carbon Underwriting Limited (Carbon), the specialist independent managing general underwriter and Lloyd’s syndicate, is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex Poracchia as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective immediately.Alex brings over 30 years of financial leadership experience from roles at Swiss Re, Zurich,...
London, UK: 10th September 2024 Carbon Underwriting Limited (Carbon), the specialist, independent managing general underwriter and manager of Lloyd’s syndicates CBN 4747 and CBN 5757, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Julie Gallagher as Head of Syndicate Management, effective immediately. Julie’s previous roles include time at Dale Underwriting Partners, Asta Capital Limited...
This year Nav Dhuti, Product Engineering & Innovation Lead at Carbon Underwriting, was honoured as the deserving winner of the Rising Star of the Year Award at the 2024 MGAA Conference in London.Winning this award was no small feat. The recipient had to showcase substantial contributions to their firm's business...
Since 2023, we have partnered with Tree Aid, an environmental charity working across the drylands of Africa, tackling poverty and the effects of the climate crisis through the power of growing trees. Their community-led projects help to transform lives, by empowering people to grow sustainable incomes from tree products, while...
London: 23 July 2024 - Carbon Underwriting Limited (Carbon), the specialist, independent managing general underwriter and Lloyd’s syndicate CBN 4747, is delighted to announce that Lloyd’s has granted in principle approval for the launch of Syndicate 5757, effective 1 January 2025. This marks a significant milestone as it represents Carbon’s ...
By Nav Dhuti, Product Engineering & Innovation Lead at Carbon UnderwritingOver the past few months, our team at Carbon Underwriting had the privilege of attending some of the most prominent insurtech events of the year: ITC DIA Europe, hosted in Amsterdam, and Insurtech Insights USA in New York. These global...
London: 11 April, 2024 - Carbon Underwriting Limited (Carbon) the specialist, independent managing general underwriter and Lloyd’s syndicate CBN 4747, is delighted to announce the appointment of Rob Crocker as Active Underwriter, effective April 2024. Previously Active Underwriter & Head of Professional Lines at Everest Re, and having also held senior...
Kirsty Coates joined Carbon late 2021 as Head of Claims.She recently took the time to chat about her background, her role in the business, the changes in the claims sector as well as what International Women's Day means to her. Tell us about your background before joining Carbon I joined Carbon at...