Brit Global specialty | Brit Group | Brit Insurance

Brit is a leading global specialty insurer and reinsurer focused on underwriting complex risks.

Why Brit Global Specialty?

We asked our senior leaders in underwriting and claims to articulate 'why BGS'. Watch our video to hear what they said.

Why BGS

Market-leading

We provide market leading specialty insurance and reinsurance..

So you can present the best solutions to your clients.

Market-leading

over 55 products
Leading around 66% of the risks we write

 

Focused

We make disciplined and considered decisions..

So you can rely on us to be here for the long term. 

Focused

Over 20 years we’ve built a reputation for responsible underwriting.

We’ve enjoyed relationships with many of our clients over a number of years. 20% of our clients have been with us for over 10 years.

Strong Culture

We have a culture that is open honest and fair..

So that our partnerships can be the most effective they can be.

  • We ask the difficult questions so you can be confident we will deliver on our promises
  • We are clear and considered about our appetite and invest in data and analytics to back this up.

Strong Culture

Capabilities

We bring together the best talent and tools to provide service excellence..

So you can rely on us to support you in winning and retaining business.

  • We provide the right specialists for the risk in hand, bringing in experts from our teams across underwriting, claims, actuarial and wordings.
  • Our award-winning market leading claims team help to build consensus across the market to deliver our promise to pay. 

Capabilities

Claims Product Solution of the Year - Insurance Times Claims Excellence Awards 2023.

Commercial Lines Claims Excellence Award - Insurance Times Claims Excellence Awards 2023.

Best Use of Technology - British Claims Awards 2023.

Claims team of the Year at:

2021 National Insurance Awards
2021 British Claims Awards
2019 Insurance Day London Market Awards
2018 LMA Claims Awards

Working At Brit Parallax

Brokers and Coverholders

Partnership

We’re constantly investing in distribution so that we can deliver market-leading analytics to further deepen our relationships with key partners, and investing in our people, so we can amplify the integrity, agility and innovation that define our shared future.

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our people

Bowers Andy Web

Andrew Bowers

Managing Director, Programs & Facilities

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Corne Van Der Breggen

Head of Claims - Reinsurance

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James Manners Wood

Head of Claims, Financial Professional

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James Winn

Managing Director, Property Treaty

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Janet M. Henderson

Group Executive Underwriter

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John King

Group Executive Underwriter and Active Underwriter for 2987

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Jon Sullivan

Group Chief Underwriting Officer

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Jonathan Mudd

Managing Director Financial Professional & Deputy Active Underwriter 2988

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Marko Ninkovic

Head of Claims, Specialty

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Matthew Wood

Managing Director, Casualty

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Mike Barry

Head of Claims, Global Property & Specialty Programs

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Kennedy Russell 6809

Russell Kennedy

Managing Director - Property, Marine & Energy

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Sheel Sawhney

Group Chief Operations Officer

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Simon Bird

Group Executive Underwriter and Active Underwriter 2988

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Stephen Rimmer

Head of Claims, Delegated Management & Operations

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our people