Matthew Yeldham
Head of Casualty
Matt started his insurance career with I C Agnew & Others and in 1998 became Divisional Liability underwriter for Wellington Syndicate 2020. In 2001, Matt joined the Wellington Underwriting Executive and Board of Wellington Underwriting Agencies Ltd as Director responsible for all casualty and marine underwriting and, in 2006, he became Deputy CUO of Wellington and then Deputy Active underwriter of Catlin Syndicate 2003 following the Catlin Group's acquisition of Wellington. Matt joined Aspen in 2007 as Head of International Insurance and as a member of the Group Executive Committee. In 2008 he became Active underwriter of Aspen's newly formed Syndicate 4711. Matt joined AEGIS London in 2010 as Head of Casualty and a Director of AEGIS Managing Agency Ltd.
Jeremy Smart
Class Underwriter
Jeremy has 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. He was a casualty underwriter specialising in UK and European multinational business at AXA Corporate Solutions. Prior to that, he spent eight years broking Australasian and Asian Liability business at Sedgwick. In 2002, Jeremy joined AEGIS London. He is responsible for International and North American general liability and energy business.
Tom Squires
Underwriter
Tom has over 8 years of experience in the insurance industry. He started his insurance career with the P&I reinsurance team at Jardine Lloyd Thompson before joining Markel Syndicate 3000 to write marine and energy liability. In 2007, Tom joined AEGIS London as a Marine and Offshore Energy Underwriter.
Sophie Ezadkhasty
Underwriting Assistant
Sophie recently began her insurance career after graduating from Cass Business School, City University London in 2009. She is a member of the Casualty Team and is working across the marine and non-marine classes. She is studying with the Chartered Insurance Institute.
