Paul Delbridge has taken on the role of London Market Insurance leader at PwC. Paul is a Partner with 30 years-experience at the firm, including three years in New York, almost all of which has been spent in the insurance and reinsurance sectors. He has worked on a wide range of client projects in areas such as underwriting and pricing, ERM and Solvency II, mergers and acquisitions, audits, cost reduction, performance management and data and analytics.
Paul will have responsibility for the firm's activities and services - Audit, Tax and Advisory - to the Lloyd's, London Market company and major broker markets. He takes over the role from Jim Bichard, who has taken over the leadership of PwC's UK insurance practice.
Paul Delbridge, London Market Insurance leader at PwC, commented:
"I am very excited about taking on this role within our practice. Despite facing tough trading conditions, the London Market continues to be very dynamic, with modernisation, innovation, diversity and disruption all high on the agenda. I look forward to the challenge of ensuring that PwC offers the very best of our thinking, expertise and experience to our clients, and am looking to build on the very strong platform that Jim has built over the last four years."
Jim Bichard, UK insurance leader at PwC, commented:
“The London Market is hugely important for PwC’s insurance practice and one where we have continued to grow and establish a leading presence in the assurance, deals, tax and advisory spaces supporting our clients. Paul brings a fantastic wealth of experience and is ideally suited to developing and innovating how we work with our London Market and broking clients in the future.”