Our Executive Team

Simon was appointed Commercial Lines & High Net Worth Director in June 2015, having previously held the role of Commercial Lines Director for Covéa Insurance since January 2013. Simon has responsibility for the management, development and delivery of the Commercial Lines and HNW strategy.

Prior to joining Covéa Insurance, Simon was Director, Market Management and Regional Operations at QBE, the position he had previously held at Brit Insurance prior to QBE’s acquisition of Brit’s UK regional operations.

Before his time at Brit, where he had been a member of the UK Executive Team since 2007, Simon spent 19 years at RSA in a number of senior roles, including Director of Small Business, and set up and ran RSA's SME-focused Enterprise business from 1999 to 2006.

Simon is an ACII qualified Chartered Insurer.

Laurent was appointed Chief Risk Officer in October 2012 with responsibility for risk management, compliance and the implementation of Solvency II.

Prior to the formation of Covéa Insurance, Laurent was Head of Solvency II for Covéa International, a position he had held since September 2011.

Laurent has worked in the insurance and reinsurance industry for over 20 years and prior to joining Covéa International held various actuarial and executive roles with French insurers GAN, Groupama and April Group.

Laurent has a Masters in Statistics and Economics from the French Statistics and Economics Agency, a Masters in Mathematics from Paris-La Sorbonne and qualified as a French Actuary in 1994.

Adrian was appointed Claims & Operations Director in October 2016, having previously held the role of Claims Director for Covéa Insurance since October 2012. Adrian has responsibility for all aspects of service delivery, claims management, IT, Electronic Trading, Business Change Management and Facilities Management. Adrian’s remit also includes responsibility for HR & Learning.

Prior to the formation of Covéa Insurance, Adrian was Operations Director for Provident Insurance. Adrian joined Provident Insurance in June 1995 and undertook a variety of claims and customer service management roles, before being appointed as Operations Director in 2008. Adrian has worked in the insurance industry for over 25 years, having previously worked in a variety of claims management roles for both AGF and Endsleigh.

Adrian has a History and Politics degree from Manchester University and an MBA from Bradford University.

Carol was appointed Personal Lines Director in June 2016 and has responsibility for the management, development and delivery of the Personal Lines strategy (direct and intermediated); in addition, Carol is also responsible for the company’s marketing, communications and media relations activities.

Carol was previously Marketing and Communications Director for Covéa Insurance, a position she held from October 2012 where she also led the development, delivery and launch of the company’s direct business. Prior to the formation of Covéa Insurance, Carol was a member of Provident Insurance’s Executive Team. Having joined Provident Insurance in 2001, Carol has held a variety of sales and marketing communication management roles and led yesinsurance Services.

Simon was appointed Actuarial Director in October 2012 and has responsibility for capital modelling and reserving for both personal and commercial lines, along with business intelligence.

Prior to the formation of Covéa Insurance, Simon was Deputy Managing Director of Provident Insurance, a position he had held since 2006. Simon joined Provident Insurance in July 1996 as Personal Lines Manager and qualified as a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in November 1998. Simon was appointed Actuarial Director in June 2000.

Simon has worked in the insurance industry for over 20 years, having previously worked in actuarial roles for both Sphere Drake and St Pauls International.

Edgar was appointed Finance Director of Covéa Insurance in September 2015 and has responsibility for the financial reporting and business planning process for the company.

Prior to this he was Financial Director for Sterling Insurance Group, a position he held since June 2007, where he was also Chairman of the Investment Committee and a member of the Group Risk and Audit Committee.

Edgar has worked in the insurance industry since 1989, including Direct Line and Sabre Insurance, before joining Sterling Insurance Group in June 1997.

Edgar has a Master of Economics degree from Macquarie University and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Tony was appointed Commercial Director, Protection in January 2016 and is responsible for the Life and Protection underwritten products, along with Sterling Administration Services and Sterling Technologies.

Prior to this, Tony was Chief Operating Officer for Sterling Insurance Group, a position he held since 2006. Prior to joining Sterling in 2006, he was one of the founder members of St Andrew's Group, and helped establish St Andrew's overseas operations in France and Australia. In 2002 joined the HBOS General Insurance Management Board where he had responsibility for IT, Programme Management and Strategy across the group. Tony worked for HBOS Australia during 2005, managing the acquisition programme for their Life business.

Tony has a joint honours degree in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Reading.