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Matthew Muir

Brentwood,Essex

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Head of UK Program Solutions

Gallagher Re
London
06.2026 - Current
  • Establish strategic and financial targets for UK programs division, then deliver.
  • Retain and develop existing clients while onboarding new clients and staff.
  • Maximise relationships with reinsurance insurer partners across UK programs broking division.
  • Work closely with Gallagher RE UK CEO and UK executive on divisional strategy.

Deputy Managing Director, UK Program Solutions

Gallagher Re
London
08.2022 - 06.2026
  • Work closely with the UK Programs CEO to manage the circa 65 person Insurance sub-division within UK Programs
  • Retain existing clients and produce and execute new delegated authority deals
  • Ensure delivery of the Programs budget

Managing Director, Alesco DA Specialty

Gallagher Specialty
London
08.2014 - 08.2022
  • Responsible for the management of a 6 person sub-division within Alesco DA, which was at that time Gallagher UK's sole Delegated Authority broking division.
  • Set and ensured delivery of financial targets.
  • Developed, structured and executed new delegated authority deals across a wide range of classes of business and territories.

Broker

Aon
London
07.2007 - 08.2014
  • Worked as reinsurance broker within aon re resolutions division.
  • Worked on wide range of (re)insurance transactions, including quota share operations.
  • Handled MGA sector deals, focusing on MGA start-ups throughout final two years. Role included sourcing new deals, production of business plans and financial models, raising working capital and sourcing delegated (re)insurance capacity.

Audit Manager

Pricewaterhousecoopers
London
09.2002 - 07.2007
  • Auditor within the Insurance and Investment Management division of Pricewaterhousecoopers in London.
  • Audit clients included brokers, Lloyd's syndicates, Insurance Companies and Real Estate investment firms.
  • I obtained my Chartered Accountancy qualification from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) during my time at PwC, qualifying in 2005.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics with Economics

University College London
London
2002

A-Levels -

Mayflower County High School
Billericay, ESS
1999

Skills

  • Client relationship management
  • Strategic planning
  • Financial analysis
  • Delegated authority expertise
  • Team leadership
  • Business negotiation
  • Revenue generation
  • Client retention
  • Communication skills
  • Calm under pressure
  • Leadership
  • Team leadership and motivation
  • Public speaking
  • Customer focused

Interests

  • Married father of three Daughters
  • Keen interest in most sports including golf, football and rugby (and watching my Daughters play competitive netball)

Timeline

Head of UK Program Solutions

Gallagher Re
06.2026 - Current

Deputy Managing Director, UK Program Solutions

Gallagher Re
08.2022 - 06.2026

Managing Director, Alesco DA Specialty

Gallagher Specialty
08.2014 - 08.2022

Broker

Aon
07.2007 - 08.2014

Audit Manager

Pricewaterhousecoopers
09.2002 - 07.2007

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics with Economics

University College London

A-Levels -

Mayflower County High School
Matthew Muir