Our management team
A wide range of highly experienced insurance and business professionals
Board Members
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Matthew Washington
Managing Director
matthew.washington@neonuw.comMatthew is an experienced insurance executive with over 20 years’ experience in the Lloyd’s marketplace. His previous roles include Chief Operating Officer at CV Starr, running a Lloyd's market consultancy, and a variety of Executive roles at Ascot, including Board roles of Ascot’s US and Asian subsidiaries.
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Richard Heppell
Chief Financial Officer
richard.heppell@neonuw.comRichard has over 30 years’ experience in the market and extensive experience of supporting the growth and development of Lloyd’s businesses. Prior to joining Neon, his roles included Chief Financial Officer at MS Amlin Underwriting and a range of senior corporate finance roles at QBE.
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Caroline Andrew
Group CAO
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Davin Lawton-Bryce
Chief Risk Officer
davin.lawton-bryce@neonuw.comDavin has over 14 years’ risk management experience, 12 of those in the Lloyd’s market. Before becoming CRO, Davin was Head of Risk at Neon for 3 years. Prior to joining Neon he held various risk roles at MS Amlin / Mitsui Sumitomo Underwriting at Lloyd’s, the Corporation of Lloyd’s and RBS Insurance.
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James Sterling
Claims Director
james.sterling@neonuw.comJames has headed up the Neon Claims team since July 2019. He is an Oxford University graduate, ACII qualified and a UK-qualified solicitor, having practised insurance law at international law firm CMS from 2004-2011. James then spent six years at AXA XL (formerly Catlin) adjusting Casualty claims. James joined Neon as Casualty Claims Manager in March 2017, responsible for the in-house claims handling and operations personnel, as well as key outsource providers and TPAs.
Non-Executive
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Michael Wade
Non-Executive Director - Neon Underwriting
With 30 years’ experience at Lloyd’s, Michael is a Senior Advisor to the Cabinet Office, previously serving as Crown Representative for Insurance. Michael was recently Exec Chairman of Besso Insurance Group and also served on the Council and Committee of Lloyd’s.
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Ken Curtis
Non-Executive Chairman – Neon Underwriting (Pending regulatory approvals)
Ken is a chartered accountant with over 25 years’ insurance market experience. Ken joined the Neon Underwriting Limited Board as an Non-Executive Director in 2019 and has recently been appointed Non-Executive Chairman on an interim basis. Prior to this Ken held the position of Director of Finance and Risk at the Lloyd’s Market Association, preceded by senior roles with Barbican Managing Agency and Chaucer Holdings PLC.
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