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Chris Ardern

Chris Ardern

Coggeshall,Essex

Summary

Risk Underwriting Manager, with 25 Years of experience. Recognised for excellent leadership, team-building and development.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work history

Risk Underwriting Manager

Tokio Marine HCC
09.2019 - Current
  • Underwriting Limit Authority £3 million
  • Deliver prompt, sound consistent risk decisions within underwriting authority and based upon range of appropriate data.
  • Built and nurtured strong, professional relationships with colleagues, clients and brokers for portfolio retention and growth.
  • Management of TMHCC repayment plans
  • Risk contributor to ongoing UAT testing and development.

Risk Underwriting Manager

Tokio Marine HCC
08.2015 - 10.2019
  • Led team of twelve Risk Underwriters
  • Monitored underwriting team performance and provided mentoring to achieve personal and departmental goals.
  • Delivered continual training, support and appraisal to team.
  • Management of UK and Export risk portfolios and achievement of loss ratio targets
  • Effective collaboration with commercial, new business and claims colleagues
  • Detailed analysis of financial, economic and trade information to evaluate companies, groups and sectors
  • Helped shape and develop underwriting policies, practices and procedures to improve company standards.
  • Participation and orchestration at wide range of meetings and presentations with buyers, brokers and policyholders
  • Presented at tri-annual broker risk surgeries
  • Negotiated contracts and established strong relationships with CompanyWatch and Dun&Bradstreet

Senior Risk Underwriter

QBE
03.2009 - 08.2015
  • Leadership of Light Industries Risk Team encompassing Paper & Print, Timber, Electronics, Advertising, Food and Retail sectors
  • Management of five Risk Underwriters
  • Underwriting Limit Authority £5 million
  • Member of monthly Credit Committee, involving discussion and review of all large and sensitive buyer exposures
  • Managed ensuring timely monitoring and grading of all buyer exposures above £500K was maintained.
  • Closely involved with commisioning of new underwriting platform
  • Developed and strengthened relationship with information provider Tinubu Square

Senior Risk Analyst

Amlin Plc
03.2005 - 03.2009
  • Managed Paper and Printing sectors
  • Underwriting Authority £3 million
  • Performed analytical and consistent approach to credit limits decisions, utilising business acumen and commerciality in assessing and deciding creditworthiness

Underwriting Manager

Euler Hermes
04.1998 - 03.2005
  • Managed Electronics Portfolio
  • Led, developed and supported team of three underwriters
  • Achieved client satisfaction by delivering high-quality customer service and efficient limit turnaround.

Education

BA (Hons) - Business Studies Degree

University of Central Lancashire, Preston
06.1994

GPA: 2.1

  • Honours Degree

Skills

  • Pro-active risk manager
  • Strong and positive decision maker
  • In-depth financial analysis skills
  • Proven coach and mentor
  • Excellent customer relationship manager
  • Experienced speaker accustomed to delivering presentations to range of audiences

Volunteering

Beaver, Cub and Scout leader for the last nine years


  • Actively engaging and supporting young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.
  • Planning, organisation and running of weekly meetings and three to five external camps per year, involving diverse range of activities.
  • Currently fundraising and planning for the forthcoming Essex International Jamboree, that will bring to gether 10,000 young people this summer.


Timeline

Risk Underwriting Manager - Tokio Marine HCC
09.2019 - Current
Risk Underwriting Manager - Tokio Marine HCC
08.2015 - 10.2019
Senior Risk Underwriter - QBE
03.2009 - 08.2015
Senior Risk Analyst - Amlin Plc
03.2005 - 03.2009
Underwriting Manager - Euler Hermes
04.1998 - 03.2005
University of Central Lancashire - BA (Hons), Business Studies Degree

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