Syndicate 609

Syndicate 609 is a specialist insurer and reinsurer at Lloyd’s, specialising in marine risks, aviation risks, non-marine property, energy war, financial, political risks and terrorism insurance with an underwriting capacity for 2009 of £200m.

Please see “Product Lines” for more information on the classes we write.

Security Rating

AM Best: A (Excellent); Outlook: Stable

609 Senior Underwriters

		Richard Harries BSc (Hons), ACII Active Underwriter E-mail here Richard Harries was appointed Active Underwriter in 2008. He remains responsible for the Energy Account and represents the Lloyd's market on several committees.
		Toby Drysdale BSc (Hons), ACII Deputy Underwriter E-mail here Toby Drysdale underwrites Liability, Bloodstock and Non Marine Treaty business. He joined Syndicate 609 in 1993. He is a member of the LMA Livestock Business Panel.
		Bruce Carman ACII Aviation War Underwriter E-mail here Bruce Carman is an Aviation Underwriter specialising in Aviation War business. He joined Syndicate 609 in 1988 as an Underwriting Assistant. Bruce began his career in The Institute of London Underwriters in 1987.
		Simon Clegg BSc (Eng), C.Eng, MiMeche, ACGI, ACII Non-Marine Property Underwriter E-mail here Simon Clegg is the Onshore Property Underwriter, joining Syndicate 609 in 2001. In 1995 he was recruited to the Lloyd's Market by Wellington Underwriting where he was an Energy Underwriter until he moved to the AEGIS Energy Syndicate in 1999.
		Gloria Davies FCII Cargo, Fine Art & Specie Underwriter E-mail here Gloria Davies joined Syndicate 609 in December 2001 as the Underwriter responsible for the Cargo, Fine Art & Specie accounts. She commenced her career in insurance in 1987 with The Institute of London Underwriters, transferring to Lloyd's in 1995.
		John Spence FCII Aviation Underwriter E-mail here John Spence underwrites the Aviation Hull and Liability accounts comprising both Airline and General Aviation. He joined Syndicate 609 in September 2003 having worked at Hardy Syndicate 382 for 20 years previously.
		Richard Tomlin Marine Underwriter E-mail here Richard Tomlin joined Syndicate 609 in October 2001 specialising in the Marine/Property account. Richard started underwriting in 1983 for Ian Agnew's Syndicate. When the Agnew Syndicate joined Wellington in 1990 Richard specialised in Hull & Short Tail Marine business, becoming a Divisional Underwriter in 1999.