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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based President operating in the Insurance space. If you think a President is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Hélène Alunni-Botteri
Senior Vice President, Innovation Group of Wells Fargo
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About Wells Fargo: Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company with $1.3 trillion assets providing banking, insurance, and investments.
Dominic Casserley
President of Willis Towers Watson
Dominic Casserley became CEO of Willis Group in January 2013 following a nearly 30 year career at McKinsey & Company, the leading global management consulting firm. During his three decades at McKinsey, he was based in the United States, Asia and, most recently, in London where he served as Managing Partner, responsible for the firm’s offices in London and Dublin.
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About Willis Towers Watson: Willis Towers Watson is a global advisory and solutions company that helps clients around the world turn risk into a path for growth.
Anna McIlreavy
Vice President of Sard Verbinnen & Co
Anna McIlreavy is a Vice President in SVC’s London office. She advises clients on a wide range of special situations, including mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism, regulatory issues, executive leadership transitions, litigation, and crises. Prior to joining the firm in 2014, Anna worked in the MENA region for UK Trade & Investment, where she was based in Abu Dhabi and led the UK government’s business relations with investment entities from countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Kuwait. In this role, she worked on cross-border transactions and regulatory issues across a range of sectors, including infrastructure, energy and real estate.
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About Sard Verbinnen & Co: Sard Verbinnen & Co is a leading strategic corporate and financial communications firm.
Andrew Dyson
Executive Vice President & Head of Global Distribution of Affiliated Managers Group
Andrew Dyson joined AMG in 2011 as Executive Vice President responsible for managing the Company’s global distribution business. Prior to joining AMG, Dyson served as Head of BlackRock’s Global Institutional Client Business, following the merger of BlackRock and Barclays Global Investors. In prior roles at BlackRock and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), Dyson held senior distribution positions, including Head of the International Institutional Business, and, before that, Head of the Institutional Business for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Prior to joining MLIM, Dyson was Head of U.S. Multinational Investment Consulting for William M. Mercer, and also served as Head of U.K. Pension Fund Investment Consulting for the firm. Dyson is a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries. He earned an M.A. degree in Mathematics from Cambridge University.
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About Affiliated Managers Group: Affiliated Managers Group is a asset management company with boutique investment management.
Steven Malawer
Vice President – Senior Counsel of W. R. Berkley
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About W. R. Berkley: W. R. Berkley, an insurance holding company, operates as a commercial lines writer in the United States and internationally.
Clare Cooper
Founder and Vice President of Storm3
Clare Cooper is the Founder and Vice President at Storm3.
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About Storm3: Storm3 are a global HealthTech talent marketplace, connecting organizations with the talent to drive their mission.
Keith Ballingall
President of HealthApply
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About HealthApply: HealthApply Federal Marketplace subsidized health insurance information and enrollment assistance, concentrating on New Hampshire.
Ahmed Wagih Khalil
Vice President of Hamilton Lane
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About Hamilton Lane: Hamilton Lane is a firm that provides private equity investment management services.
Stephen Langlois
Vice President of Actuarial of Coverys
Steve Langlois has been with Coverys since 1989 and manages the actuarial function for the entire organization as the vice president of actuarial. Langlois first joined the organization as an underwriting assistant and has worked as an underwriter, a statistical analyst and actuarial analyst during his tenure with Coverys. Langlois received a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics from Boston College and an associate degree in underwriting designation from the Insurance Institute of America.
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About Coverys: Coverys is a provider of medical professional liability insurance for physicians, hospitals, dentists and advanced practice providers.
Stephen Langlois
Vice President of Actuarial of Coverys
Steve Langlois has been with Coverys since 1989 and manages the actuarial function for the entire organization as the vice president of actuarial. Langlois first joined the organization as an underwriting assistant and has worked as an underwriter, a statistical analyst and actuarial analyst during his tenure with Coverys. Langlois received a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics from Boston College and an associate degree in underwriting designation from the Insurance Institute of America.
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About Coverys: Coverys is a provider of medical professional liability insurance for physicians, hospitals, dentists and advanced practice providers.
Scott Smith
Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President of Vantis Life Insurance
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About Vantis Life Insurance: Vantis Life Insurance provides families affordable life insurance and annuity products.
Toni Vallen
Managing Director & President of Seton Services Ltd.
Toni Vallen served as Managing Director and President of Seton Services Ltd. since 1988. Before joining Seton, Toni served as Vice President for Manufactures Hanover, a International Private Banking Deparment, and she also worked in Citicorp a Latin American Department and the Mexican Government as an U.S. representative officer for the Public Works Bank. Toni Vallen has a Master of Business Administration degree from Fordham University, New York City and Bachelor of Liberal Arts, Journalism and Literature at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois. Toni aims to help small and mid-sized companies to portray their investments and financial state in the best possible light. She is an expert in integrating finance, investment management and other financial responsibilities.
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About Seton Services Ltd.: Offers international small-cap companies access to all aspects of financial public relations in regard to building an investor network.
Peter Erceg
Senior Vice President of Lockton
Peter joined Lockton from EE in June 2016, the largest telecommunications company in Britain. As the CISO he was responsible for the security of the companies and their customer’s information. He led a team that covered all areas of Information and Cyber Security, Technology Risk Management and Business Continuity for the company. Prior to joining EE Peter was the VP of Information Security at Visa Europe, responsible for the protection for Visa’s sensitive data for the company which had a turnover of over €1 trillion per year.
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About Lockton: Clients across the globe count on Lockton for risk management, insurance and employee benefits.
Jason Walker
President, Operations of Eagle Auto Sales
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About Eagle Auto Sales: My objective is to provide individuals lacking cash or access to credit the opportunity to own dependable vehicles.
Jason Walker
President, Operations of Eagle Auto Sales
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About Eagle Auto Sales: My objective is to provide individuals lacking cash or access to credit the opportunity to own dependable vehicles.
