A lead market built on decades of energy underwriting expertise.
- Appetite includes offshore, onshore and renewables
- High levels of expertise and customer service
- Swift underwriting decisions
Why work with us
As a lead energy market in Lloyd's, we underwrite a broad range of energy risks on a worldwide basis. Our reputation has been secured by decades of underwriting experience and commitment to outstanding customer service. We offer direct access to our underwriters, who each have decision-making authority, to help provide a swift and responsive service.
Our product lines
We provide a full range of energy insurance products to customers worldwide, including North America, the Far East and South East Asia. We also specialise in solutions for small-to-medium sized ventures that operate offshore. Our product range includes:
- Physical damage
- Liability
- Business interruption
- Control of well
Brokers can find us at Lloyd's: Box 138
For more information about energy insurance, contact:
Ondine Bourrut Lacouture
Ondine joined in March 2011 and is head of insurance, overseeing Syndicate 1955's insurance lines.
When she first joined the company, she was originally responsible for US Casualty treaty. Over time, her responsibilities expanded to include International Casualty treaty, Healthcare and A&H insurance and more recently she moved solely to insurance lines.
Prior to joining the company, she was at Faraday Syndicate 435 where she wrote a lead book of US casualty reinsurance and hospital business.
Ondine brings over twenty years extensive underwriting experience after graduating with an MSc in insurance and risk management at CASS Business School.
Jacqueline Wiffen
Jacqueline joined in May 2017 and is now head of upstream, energy.
Jacqueline has over 16 years of insurance industry experience, including 12 years working specifically in the energy sector. Most recently, she was class underwriter, upstream energy at XL Catlin, having taken up the role in July 2014. Prior to this, she was regional director, Asia Pacific, for power, energy and construction at Lockton (Singapore) and energy underwriter at Catlin (Singapore).
Jacqueline also holds a degree in business with specialism in insurance.
Marc Sullivan
Marc joined in March 2017 and is now head of downstream, energy.
Marc joined from Starr Underwriting Agents, where he was an onshore energy senior underwriter across oil, petrochemical and chemical lines of business.
He spent eight years in the onshore energy division at Starr, having initially joined the firm in 2008. He began his insurance career in 2006, working in the property division at Hiscox.
Annabelle Mayers
Annabelle joined in September 2014 and is an underwriter for energy.
Prior to joining the company, Annabelle completed the graduate programme at Lloyd's which included placements in risk management, performance management directorate and underwriting.
Annabelle is ACII qualified. Annabelle also holds a degree in biochemistry from Imperial College London.
Connor Green
Connor joined in February 2018 as an underwriting assistant in the upstream energy team.
Prior to joining the company, Connor spent two and a half years in the political and credit division at Novae.
Connor is Cert CII qualified and is working towards his Diploma accreditation.
Henry Simmons
Henry joined in March 2015 and is an underwriting assistant for energy.
Prior to this, he was at Liberty Specialty Markets, where he was a syndicate credit control technician. He began his insurance career in 2013, working as a ledger assistant at Amlin.
Henry holds a degree in economics and geography from Oxford Brookes University.
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