Richard Bullen
CEO, Capital Risk Solutions
Richard joined AXIS in April 2002 as a Senior Vice President for the insurance operations. He was promoted to Division President in 2005, and then in late 2006, he was named CEO of the Capital Risk Solutions Division of AXIS Insurance. Richard has a degree in economics and economic history and a masters in international banking and finance. Richard worked for Charman Underwriting agencies from 1996 until the agency was acquired by Ace Limited, where he had specific responsibilities for Political Risk, Terrorism and War business.
Michael Rutherford
President, Capital Risk Solutions
Michael qualified as a barrister in 1980 and joined the Sedgwick Group as an insurance broker the same year. He ran Sedgwick’s political risk department for a number of years before moving to Marsh & McLennan in 1996 to head up their political risk department in London. In 2003 he was appointed Marsh’s worldwide placement leader for political risks. Michael joined Axis Insurance in March 2005 as the political risk product line manager for our London office.
Richard Carter
Senior Vice President, Capital Risk Solutions
Richard has over 16 years experience working in insurance and other financial services at major financial institutions, both in the UK and other European financial centres. After qualifying as a chartered accountant with Ernst and Young, he worked in a variety of auditing, financial, operational, underwriting and managerial roles. Firstly at Ernst and Young, then at American International Group and DeutscheBank, before subsequently joining AXIS at the beginning of 2005.
Penny Walker
Vice President, Capital Risk Solutions
Penny Walker joined AXIS in June 2007 from Catlin where she had been a Class Underwriter since 2005. Previously she had been a Political Risk broker at Sedgwick, moving to Marsh Global Broking in 1995. Penny has a BA (Hons) degree in European Studies in Finance and Accounting.
Jim Parker
Assistant Vice President, Capital Risk Solutions
After attaining an MA in International Relations, Jim joined Marsh Credit and Political Risks in 2000. During this period, he undertook several roles encompassing both retailing and the placing of credit and political risk insurance on behalf of a variety of clients. These clients varied from mid-cap corporates to global financial institutions. Jim has been with AXIS on the Political Risk team since November 2006.
Michael Silas
Vice President, Capital Risk Solutions
Michael joined AXIS in July 2007 after 13 years working for the insurance broker Willis in the US, UK, Europe and Asia. For 8 years, before coming to AXIS, he was part of Willis’ Political & Credit Risk Team, focused on investment and commercial banking clients. Michael holds a BA in History from Princeton University.
Tsehay Lambert
Underwriting Assistant, Capital Risk Solutions
Tsehay previously worked at the Bank of Bermuda, moving to AXIS in 2003. Tsehay is a Senior Underwriting assistant, specializing on the political risks and property accounts.
Nick Flynn
Vice President, Capital Risk Solutions
Nick joined AXIS in December 2003 and moved to the Political Risks team in January of 2006. Nick was previously at Marsh Global Markets where he served as an Account Manager in the International Property Division. He started his career as an Underwriting Assistant for the Cox Syndicate in 1998. Nick earned his degree in Modern Languages (French & Italian) from Oxford University.
