IGI appoints Emily Clapham as Senior Underwriter for new Contingency line
Authored by IGI
International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. has announced the appointment of Emily Clapham as Senior Underwriter for the Company’s recently announced Contingency line of business.
Emily has extensive experience in contingency underwriting, and joins from Fidelis’ London office, where she was Contingency Underwriter. Previously, she was Contingency Underwriter for Beazley, where she joined after completing the Lloyd’s Generalist Graduate Programme in 2014.
Reporting to Richard Foster, Head of Property, Political Violence and Contingency, Emily will be based in IGI’s London office and will be responsible for developing both standard and tailor-made solutions to a wide range of clients who operate across the event, entertainment, arts, and sporting industries. IGI launched its new contingency insurance line of business in April 2021 to take advantage of improving market conditions following a period of disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and government-mandated lockdowns.
The contingency line includes event cancellation coverage on an all risks or named perils basis, as well as non-appearance insurance, prize indemnity, bespoke parametric solutions, and transmission failure policies.
“We are delighted to welcome Emily to IGI,” said Mr. Foster. “She brings an impressive combination of technical underwriting skill and robust knowledge of the latest pricing systems and tools to put IGI in good stead to start writing contingency business as the event world opens up again.”
About IGI
Established in 2001, International General Insurance (IGI) is a global privately-owned specialist commercial insurer and reinsurer. Our vision is to be the company of choice for clients and brokers through market-leading service and our reputation for stable management and capital security.
A diverse and highly experienced team of underwriters operates our office in London. We also have offices in Dubai, Amman, Casablanca and Kuala Lumpur.
Our diverse portfolio of specialty lines includes Energy, Property, Construction & Engineering, Ports & Terminals, Financial Institutions, Aviation, Professional Indemnity, Political Violence, Legal Expenses, D&O, Casualty, Forestry and Treaty Reinsurance.
Standard and Poor’s upgraded our financial strength rating to “A- “, with a Stable outlook. A.M. Best rated the company A- (Excellent), with a Positive outlook, stating, “the revised outlook reflects IGI’s consistent record of very strong operating performance and the continuous improvement in its enterprise risk management framework.”
We take pride in providing proactive claims management, coupled with open communication, leading to the efficient handling of claims. We endeavour to act fairly and honourably in our relations with clients and brokers.