MEET THE TEAM

Recognised experts who live & breathe underwriting.

With decades of specialist experience, innovation and drive between them, our team are recognised industry experts in our sector. In a market where underwriting businesses come and go, the Verve team continue to live and breathe underwriting. The business is fuelled by their passion for innovation and their vision to do things differently.

DIRECTOR

Scott Simmons

Founding director Scott handles underwriting, capacity, corporate and investor relations, claims and business development.

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He loves Verve’s focus on helping talented underwriters achieve their full potential, and having the ability to create a future in line with his personal goals.

Scott joined the underwriting world straight out of school. He’s spent 30+ years in the industry and the book of business he built from scratch in the 2000s is at the root of the Verve we see today.

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ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Freddie Haggerwood-Bullen

With over 10 years of insurance experience, Freddie joined Verve in 2019 and is responsible for underwriting, operations, IT and systems.

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As an ideas person, Freddie loves having the freedom to build his own client base and to grow the business through technology and innovation.

He appreciates Verve’s agile nature and the ability to quickly launch new products in response to market changes.

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HEAD OF FORESTRY

Gordon Steward

Gordon has worked within the UK retail, London market, Lloyd’s and international insurance markets for 40 years.

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He is recognised as one of the leading forestry insurance underwriters in this unique class of business and commands an in-depth global knowledge of the forestry industry.

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Recognised experts who live & breathe underwriting.

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