Board of Directors
CHAIR
Suzanne Scatliffe
Director of Corporate Social Responsibility
AXA XL
Suzanne Scatliffe is Director of Corporate Social Responsibility at AXA XL, where she oversees the strategy and reporting of CSR and sustainability activities for AXA XL globally.
She has 15 years’ experience in CSR roles in the insurance, technology, and education sectors, and is a certified Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (ICRS).
Jamil Bahou
Chairman & Chief Executive,
Connect Worldwide
Jamil Bahou is Chairman and Chief Executive of Connect UW. He oversees a diversified portfolio of global (re)insurance and other businesses.
Why do you support IICF?
CSR is part of our corporate ethos and I believe collectively we are stronger together and we can accomplish more as part of a wider group.
STUART BARTRAM
Founder and Managing Director
Brandex Insight
Following a 20-year career at Aviva, Stuart launched Brandex Insight in 2011. A digital communications consultancy and part of the Brandex Group, Brandex Insight helps organisations of all shapes and sizes make sense of the online space.
Stuart has many clients in the insurance sector including Tokio Marine Kiln, the Managing General Agents’ Association, Atrium Underwriting, Insurance Law Global, The Russell Group and Axco.
Stuart led the development of Aviva’s online corporate estate for 11 of his 20 years at the company.
Stuart spent nine years as an independent governor at Norwich University of the Arts, chairing the Finance and Resources Committee for three years.
Bruce Basso
Chief Executive Officer
World Broker Network and Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Founder
Bruce has over 40 years of insurance industry services experience that combines extensive business and operational expertise with demonstrated leadership and Board level responsibility in both the national and international insurance communities.
He co-founded and built ABD Insurance and Financial Services (ABD), a $186M insurance brokerage, into one of the top 14 insurance brokers in the United States, then acquired by Greater Bay Bancorp in 2002, and later by Wells Fargo as part of its acquisition of Greater Bay Bancorp.
In 1995, Bruce established the US arm of WBN and subsequently served as CEO, Member of the Global Executive Committee, and Member of the Global Board of Directors.
Dave Brosnan
President and CEO
CNA Hardy
A seasoned insurance professional, Dave has worked in the insurance industry for over 30 years. He has extensive international experience having lived and worked in the UK, Canada and the United States.
Currently President and CEO of CNA Hardy, where he has worked for the last 5 years. David holds a bachelor’s degree with honours in Business Economics from University of California at Santa Barbara and is former chair of the IICF UK Board.
How does IICF create value for your business?
IICF is an extension of our own CSR activities in the UK. It provides our employees with opportunities to continue both professional and personal development through opportunities to participate on the Associate Board, as well as, in the work they do for the charities through fundraising and volunteer work.
Barbara Bufkin
Executive Head of Business Development
Assurant
Barbara serves as P&C growth and innovation leader for Assurant as Executive Head of Business Development. Her responsibilities include growth strategies, originating and fostering strategic partnerships and creating innovative product solutions.
Barbara’s nearly four decades in the insurance and reinsurance industry has spanned executive leadership roles on a global platform encompassing Operational & Strategic responsibilities.
Why do you support IICF?
As Chair of the International Board of Governors of the IICF, entering my second term, it is clear we are the only international insurance foundation aligning the insurance industry around charitable giving at a local level with grants, disaster recovery, volunteer service through our weeks of giving campaigns and industry leadership including talent and diversity where our proceeds directly benefit our charities.
Michael Crawford
Partner, Head of General Insurance
KPMG
Michael joined KPMG in 2009 to develop an insurance sector risk management advisory team. He has over 20 years financial services experience in which he has delivered complex business and regulatory driven risk management change and also spent time as the Chief Risk Officer of a large UK insurer.
He has deep expertise across risk and capital management and, as a consultant, has advised UK, US and European firms on their risk and capital management arrangements.
He has actively led the debate across the industry on Solvency II and is an expert in Pillar 2 (risk management and governance).
Michael has advised a number of Board, more broadly, on market trends and best practice for risk management. He also chairs KPMG’s Insurance Chief Risk Officer Forum. In 2016, Michael became KPMG’s Head of General Insurance with a focus on maintaining strong KPMG relationships across the sector.
Steve Coates
Chief Underwriting Officer,
Pool Re
Steve is Chief Underwriting Officer and a member of the Executive management team at Pool Re. Steve has responsibility for all aspects of underwriting and claims, including exposure management and modelling.
Prior to this, Steve spent 12 years at Allianz UK, latterly as Head of UK Property and Casualty. Steve is an associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute and is also an expert witness in insurance matters.
Aliette Fenton-Sharp
Claims Adjuster,
Tokio Marine Kiln
Alec Finch
Non-executive director
AFL
Alec Finch chairs the IICF UK grants committee. He is a non-executive director of the Lloyd’s Broker AFL and a director of Worldwide Broker Network.
During a long career in the Lloyd’s and regional insurance markets he has sat on a number of industry boards and advisory groups in the UK and USA.
Why do you support IICF?
Being supporters of IICF enables my firm, in conjunction with others in the industry, to engage in a meaningful CSR programme and creates the opportunity for our young professionals to develop leadership and networking skills in a constructive and rewarding environment.
Kieran Jones
Director of Client Relationships,
Weightmans
Kieran is Director of Client Relationships at national law firm Weightmans, focused on delivering exceptional results and a proactive approach to client care.
He is a highly skilled litigator with 25 years’ experience acting for insurers, public authorities and international commercial organisations on high profile and high-value cases.
Kieran is also a Director of Insurance Law Global (ILG), a multi-jurisdictional network of insurance defence law firms.
Why do you support IICF?
I am delighted to support IICF which enables me to “give something back” by its work with and support for charities focused on education and social mobility. Whilst it is an “insurance” charity, unlike others importantly its mission is to those outside the industry.
Dave Matcham
Chief Executive,
IUA
Dave started his career in insurance in 1980 with the Institute of London Underwriters (ILU) in its aviation department. He was promoted to a directorial position within the ILU in 1993 and became Director of Operations following the Institute’s merger with LIRMA to become the IUA in 1998.
A fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute and Member of the Board of London Market Faculty, he took over as Chief Executive of the IUA in March 2005.
Why do you support IICF?
The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation is an extremely effective way for our industry to help individuals and communities. By co-ordinating our efforts we can have more impact for a greater benefit.
Brendan McManus
CEO
PIB Group
Brendan McManus joined PIB Group as CEO and investor in July 2015 having previously sold Giles Insurance Brokers to Arthur J Gallagher in November 2013, becoming CEO of their UK Retail business on completion.
Prior to that, Brendan had been CEO of Willis ltd and CEO Willis UK and Ireland from 2007. Brendan was the Honorary Vice President of the CII, he was also previously Deputy Chairman of BIBA, and past Chair of the Distribution Committee of the ABI.
Dawn Miller
SVP, Middle Market/SME, Industry Practices & Distribution, Continental Europe,
Chubb
Dawn oversees Chubb’s Middle Market, Small Commercial & Industry Practice Businesses as well as Sales & Distribution in Continental Europe.
Most recently, Dawn served as the President and CEO at AXA Insurance Company US, the AXA Group’s property and casualty commercial insurance subsidiary.
Prior to joining AXA Dawn spent 13 years at American International Group (AIG), ultimately serving as Head of Client Engagement for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Before her time at AIG, with a desire to experience the dynamic intersection of public/ private partnerships first hand, she spent several years in Prague, leading an investment advisory firm focused on the Central European energy sector privatisations of the time.
Chris Moseley
Managing Director, Insurer Solutions
Applied Systems
Chris is responsible for all insurer and strategic relationships for Applied’s UK business. He came to Applied Systems in August 2013 following the acquisition of Insurecom Limited.
Chris has worked in the insurance industry for more than 30 years.
William (Bill) Ross
Chief Executive Officer,
Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation
In September 2004, Bill joined the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation as Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for the overall operation and strategic direction of the Foundation.
Bill joined the Foundation after a 31-year career with the Walt Disney Company, having worked in the Parks and Resorts division with assignments in Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Resort in Paris. He was a member of the executive team that managed the $2 billion expansion of the Disneyland Resort in Southern California.
Colin Scagell
Partner
Mayer Brown International
Colin is a partner in the Corporate & Securities practice and Insurance Industry Group of the London office of Mayer Brown International.
Colin focuses on the insurance sector and has advised on many of the market leading Insurance transactions of the past two decades. He has a strong focus on cross border public transactions including takeovers, listings and secondary securities offerings. He also advises on insurance-linked security (ILS) transactions and on a variety of third-party capital structures at the convergence point of the financial services industry.
Colin joined Mayer Brown in September 2011 from the London office of a leading New York law firm, prior to which he qualified at a top city firm.
Most memorable IICF experience
Mayer Brown has a long association with the IICF on both sides of the Atlantic. We are particularly proud to have been instrumental in the setting up of the UK charity and hosted many inspirational events on behalf of the IICF.
Jolle Wever
Managing Director
Axco
Jolle Wever has more than 16 years of experience and knowledge of life and non-life insurance, investment banking and corporate finance. He worked extensively in the investment banking sector including eight years at UBS in London where he specialised in the financial services industry. He has been Managing Director of Axco since 2018.
Why do you support IICF?
The IICF’s central role in uniting all members of the insurance industry and creating a strengthened philanthropic voice. Seeing the difference it makes first hand through volunteering opportunities has been wonderful.
