Our Team
Board Members
Neil.Evans@BluNiche.com
+44 7766 417 033
Neil Evans
Managing Director, BluNiche
Neil is an experienced product specialist with over twenty years‘ experience in Product Recall and Crisis Management. He is a respected market leader in this niche class, with a career track record at AIG, as well as launching new teams at Catlin and Talbot Lloyd’s Syndicate.
Neil has a proven track record of developing a new class of business, team building, and forging solid relationships with strategic partners. He’s had P&L responsibility in his last three roles – and has consistently outperformed the market over the last 20 years.
Andy.Colbran@BluNiche.com
+44 7931 472 980
Andy Colbran
NED, Consultant
Peter.Horncastle@BluNiche.com
+44 7789 022 757
Peter Horncastle
Finance Director, ChainThat
Peter is a qualified accountant with 16 years in the insurance market working across the whole value chain.
His past roles include responsibility for planning Hiscox Insurance Company’s (at the time) £350m annual turnover business, Group Finance Manager at specialist insurance group Argenta plc, Financial Controller at an MGA start-up, and most recently Finance Director and board member at independent Lloyd’s broker, Meridian Risk Solutions.
Peter’s ambition is to make the insurance market simpler and more transparent, particularly in regards to how customer experience and underwriting performance translate into financial outperformance.
Charles.Rowley@BluNiche.com
Charles Rowley
Director, DA Strategy
Charles founded D A Strategy in 2015 to deliver expert Delegated Authority advice to Insurers, Brokers and Coverholders or/MGAs. He has 25 years of Delegated Authority Experience, previously as Head of Delegated Authority at Catlin (now AXA XL Catlin) for 13 years. He led the team that helped grow the Delegated Authority portfolio there from GPW USD 80 M to 1.1 Bn, expanding the Coverholder client base alongside Underwriters from 120 to over 800. He chaired LMA Delegated Authority Operations Committee leading the market initiative which developed the vision and key priorities for the LMG Delegated Authority TOM which are now part of Lloyd’s Blueprint 2. He has presented at Lloyd’s and the MGAA numerous times including at the Lloyd’s CEO Strategy evening, on Coverholder Data standards, Product Governance Roadshows and the ITC London Panel.
Team Members
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Ed Mitchell
Head of BluNiche UK
Ed has been involved in Product Recall insurance for 27 years as a broker, reinsurer and insurer. The last 22 years has been involved in underwriting with a proven track record for innovation, global market knowledge, building multi-territorial operations and portfolio management. Ed has underwritten UK Product Recall business throughout the last 22 years.
Ed has been part of the development of the Product Recall market since the late 1990s heavily involved in building Product Recall businesses from scratch, developing market leading products and coverages and building relationships with strategic partners from brokers to reinsurers. Ed’s focus has been on building sustainable, long-term profitable portfolios both in London and other territories outperforming the market over the cycle.
Ed was the founding chair of the LMA Product Recall Committee (2018 – 2023).
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Alexander King
Senior Underwriter, BluNiche
Alexander has been working in the banking and insurance sectors for more than a decade.
He joined BluNiche from Allianz, where his roles included Senior Product Recall Underwriter. During his time in this role Alex utilised his strong underwriting discipline and excellent broker relationships to help establish the largest product recall book in London.
Other roles at Allianz included Liability Underwriter (Clinical Trials) and Head of Global Process Coordination within the CUO Liability Function, which has given him a unique insight into the financial workings of large organisations – enabling him to accurately assess risk and source realistic insurance products for his clients.
Riya.Saxena@BluNiche.com
+44 7979 474 104
Riya Saxena
Underwriter
Riya has over six years of experience in the insurance industry and holds a Certified Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation. Specializing in commercial lines, she has worked extensively in managing insurance business operations, particularly for UK-based processes.
Prior to joining BluNiche, Riya held leadership roles at Xceedance Consulting, where she managed the setup of MGAs and provided end-to-end operational oversight for personal and commercial lines of insurance, including product recall coverage. Her experience includes process improvements & automation and regulatory reporting to ensure compliance and efficiency.
Josh.Robertson@BluNiche.com
+44 7780 347 978
Josh Robertson
Underwriter
In his role as Underwriter, Josh brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the BluNiche team, including a strong background in risk assessment, financial analysis and collaboration.
Josh’s previous roles include working as a product recall specialist broker at WTW, where he was responsible for the procurement and placement of risks from all geographies around the world into the London market.
Professional qualifications include a Diploma in Insurance from the CII (DipCII) and a certification with Lloyd’s Brussels allowing him to work on risks emanating from the EU.