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Our executive team, Richard Hartley (CEO) and Nick Briggs (COO), are qualified accountants and have held a number of senior finance roles (including CFO level) in the insurance and reinsurance industries.

In the UK we have built up a fantastic team, each with an individual specialism.

Paul Fox

UK MANAGING DIRECTOR

Paul joined Acumen in 2023 to lead the UK recruitment arm of the business. Paul has been recruiting into the London insurance market for 15 years, specialising primarily in sourcing Actuarial and Risk professionals. He joins Acumen to help develop our highly skilled recruitment team and to grow our UK Insurance industry partners.

The UK recruitment team’s deep areas of expertise include Actuarial and Risk Management, Finance, Operations, Compliance and Change and Technology.

Paul is well-networked and highly respected for his market knowledge amongst the CRO’s and Chief Actuaries of the UK general insurance market. He has extensive expertise in both executive search and interim resourcing. He has also developed successful teams of contingent recruiters delivering on difficult-to-fill and time-sensitive assignments.

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Samantha Chan

ACTUARIAL DIRECTOR – BERMUDA

Samantha recruits for Actuarial and Risk positions across student to c-suite, into General Insurance, Life Insurance and Reinsurance companies in both Bermuda and the UK. Samantha brings her extensive actuarial recruitment knowledge to the team. With the ever-changing landscape of Insurance and Reinsurance she is passionate about using effective communication, in-depth understanding, and research to connect the best talent to your tailored business needs no matter how specific or niche. Samantha is a member of Insurance Supper Club and has previously co-written articles for The Actuary magazine with senior actuaries and held talks for FIA students.

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Charlotte Wright

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR – ACTUARIAL

Charlie joined Acumen in 2024 to spearhead the growth and development of the Actuarial practice in the UK. She has extensive experience recruiting into the Lloyds and London Market on a permanent and interim basis.

Charlie has cultivated a wide-spread network of Actuaries and Risk professionals throughout her time in the market and has a proven track record of recruiting Actuarial professionals in the UK and Bermuda from junior to senior Executive search projects.

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Grace Pereira

SENIOR CONSULTANT – ACTUARIAL

Grace joined Acumen in May 2024 to help set up the UK Life Actuarial desk. Grace has 7 years’ of experience of recruiting Actuaries, across the UK and Australia.

The majority of Grace’s career has been recruiting into the UK Life Actuarial space, and she has worked with the largest UK insurers and reinsurers. She also has experience in General Insurance, Underwriting and Claims recruitment.

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Jessica Murr

SENIOR CONSULTANT – ACTUARIAL

Jessica is a Senior Recruitment Consultant for the Actuarial division covering the Lloyd’s, London and Personal Lines Market. With a background in both In-house and Consultancy within the Insurance sector. Jessica brings a range of market knowledge and experience to the team and is focussed on sourcing the best talent for our clients.

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Leah Lanigan

SENIOR CONSULTANT – ACTUARIAL

I am experienced recruiter with over 2 years working in the Tech and Insurance Industry. I completed a Sales Management Diploma in Dublin City University in 2022 where I received a Distinction. I moved to London over 2 years ago to pursue my career in Recruitment.

I specialize in connecting with actuaries, data science and pricing professionals within the market and networking with our international clients within the insurance Industry. Having a strong understanding of the current market trends / skill sets it allows me to present the best talent to my network. I focus strongly on building relationships with my network for both the now and the longer term.

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Ally Boelstler

CONSULTANT – ACTUARIAL

Ally has been working in the Actuarial Recruitment team at Acumen since 2024. She has been working in recruitment since 2019 with her specialty being in Actuarial following getting her master’s from Northumbria University. She is well versed in both contracting and permanent markets.

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Stephanie White

DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING & FINANCE RECRUITMENT

Stephanie has a history of successfully recruiting accounting and finance professionals into insurance and reinsurance companies, as well as accountancy firms. Now heading up the Accounting & Finance division at Acumen for the UK and US, Stephanie brings her extensive recruitment knowledge to the team and has a proven track record of placing at middle to C-suite level. Stephanie is passionate about building and maintaining key relationships for the longer term.

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Georgia Lobban

SENIOR CONSULTANT – FINANCE

Georgia is the Senior Consultant for the Accounting & Finance division covering the P&C Insurance, Lloyds of London, and Reinsurance markets in the UK and North America. With a background in international recruitment within the P&C (Re)insurance sector, Georgia brings deep market knowledge and experience to the team, covering middle-management to C-suite level positions across the board.

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Aliyah Karachiwalla

RECRUITER – FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING

Aliyah is a UK part qualified accountant alongside holding a 1st class honors in Accounting and Finance from University. She joined Acumen in April 2024 as a Consultant for the Accounting & Finance division servicing our clients in the insurance and reinsurance industry, globally. Aliyah brings extensive accounting and finance knowledge from her degree, as well as a broad recruitment knowledge having worked on global mandates previously.

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Tom Brooks

SENIOR CONSULTANT

Tom heads up our wider Insurance recruitment desk, covering roles in Underwriting, Broking, Claims and Legal. With close to 10 years’ industry experience, Tom is well connected within the Lloyds market and global maritime market and has extensive expertise in recruiting at all levels, covering roles from entry level graduate/trainee up to C-Level. To date, he has placed in over 20 countries and works with many large international brokers, managing agents, syndicates and maritime insurance/legal teams globally.

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