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Operations

Sharon Jackson

Head of Group Operations


Sharon joined the White Bear Group in 2019 to head up the Group Operations function. Prior to joining White Bear, Sharon was at Aon for over 30 years where she held a number of key Operational roles, most recently as Head of Operations, Global Re Specialty.

+44 (0)203 889 8138
sjackson@blenheimuw.com

Jonathan Taylor

Deputy Head of Operations


Jonathan joined the White Bear Group in 2020. Prior to this, Jonathan was at Aspen insurance for 12 years where he held senior finance and operations roles. Previously he was at QBE and Markel and has worked in the Lloyd’s insurance market for over 20 years. Jonathan is ACII qualified.

+44 (0)203 889 8177
jtaylor@blenheimuw.com

Siobhan Batchelor

Delegated Underwriting Manager


Siobhan joined Blenheim in 2017 as the Delegated Underwriting Authority Manager. She was previously employed at Cathedral, joining in 2003 as D&F Underwriting Assistant, until focusing solely on delegated underwriting, becoming Delegated Underwriting Authority Manager for both Syndicates 2010 and 3010.

+44 (0)203 889 8102
sbatchelor@blenheimuw.com

James Simpson

Head of Exposure Management


James joined Blenheim in 2016. Prior to this he had ten years’ experience at Cathedral in catastrophe modelling and exposure management, rising to the position of Syndicate Exposure Manager, and two years at AIR-Worldwide, as a Client Services Associate. A geology graduate, he also has a MSc in Geophysical Hazards from University College London.

+44 (0)203 889 8130
jsimpson@blenheimuw.com

Maria Tyrrell

Reinsurance Manager


Maria joined the White Bear Group in 2017 as Outwards Reinsurance Manager. Maria started in the insurance industry in 1985 joining DP Mann/Faraday Syndicate 435 as an Underwriting Assistant and then had the role of Outwards Reinsurance Manager until she left in 1999. She then joined brokers, BMS Re until 2011 as a broker and management support assistant for 13 years and then had a similar role at Willis Re from 2011 until 2017.

+44 (0)203 889 8144
mtyrrell@blenheimuw.com

Joanna Pearce

MGA Manager, White Bear Managers Ltd


+44 (0)203 889 8106
jpearce@whitebearmanagers.com

Kate Catesby

Underwriting Support Manager


+44 (0)203 958 9874
kcatesby@blenheimuw.com

Joe Carroll

Credit Control Manager


+44 (0)203 889 8099
jcarroll@whitebearmanagers.com

Vikram Singh

Head of IT Development and Transformation


+44 (0)203 889 8129
vsingh@blenheimuw.com.com

Rohit Govind

IT Operations Manager


+44 (0)203 889 8152
rgovind@blenheimuw.com.com