Actuarial Talk
Actuarial Talk offers an intimate look into the lives and careers of high-achieving actuaries, who share their experiences and lessons learned. Hosted by Will Gallimore, Managing Director of HFG, the podcast explores how guests climbed the career ladder, the mistakes they made, and the decisions that shaped their success. With over 17 years of recruiting general insurance actuaries, Gallimore draws on his industry connections to bring forward the stories of prominent figures in insurance. The show aims to provide valuable insights for those interested in the actuarial profession.
Episodes
Actuarial Talk: Nazmul Hasan
Welcome to Series 3, Episode 2 of Actuarial Talk.In this episode, Will Gallimore is joined by Nazmul Hasan, an actuary whose career has spanned consultancy, regulation and senior leadership roles across the insurance market.Nazmul reflects on his journey into actuarial science, from his early days in investment banking to roles at the FSA/PRA, Beazley, Bupa and beyond. Along the way, he shares ins
Actuarial Talk: Colum D'Auria
Welcome to Series 3, Episode 1 of Actuarial Talk!In this episode, we’re joined by Colum D’Auria, Global Business Leader - Portfolio Solutions at Canopius.With more than 25 years of experience across actuarial, finance, underwriting and executive leadership roles in the London Market, Colum has built a career that has taken him from PwC to Chubb, MS Amlin, QBE and now Canopius.We discuss his journe
Actuarial Talk: Dan Gelderd
The final episode of Series Two of Actuarial Talk is here!William Gallimore is joined by Dan Gelderd, founder of ACT Collab (Actuarial Collaborative Technology), a business created with a bold vision: to make Python the natural choice for actuarial work.With an impressive background spanning capital modelling roles across the London Market, from consulting at EMB to leading Aon’s Tyche Capital Mod
Actuarial Talk: Peter Way
This episode, we're joined by Peter Way. Peter leads the actuarial team at Africa Specialty Risks, helping to improve access to specialty insurance and reinsurance across Africa and Emerging Markets. In true start-up style, nothing is off-limits, from opps and claims to outwards reinsurance, pricing, reserving and capital.He shares his journey from maths teacher to senior actuary, and we disc
Actuarial Talk: Taha Ahmad
This episode, we’re joined by Taha Ahmad – actuary, transformation leader and all-round insurance innovator.Taha is Director of Pricing Solutions at Verisk, where he’s helping insurers unlock the power of data and analytics to drive faster, smarter decisions. From shaping pricing strategy at Lloyd’s of London to delivering big change at Deloitte, his journey through the London market is nothing sh
Actuarial Talk: Anthony Williams
In this episode we’re joined by Anthony Williams, International Chief Risk Officer at SiriusPoint. With nearly thirty years of experience in the London Market, Anthony’s career began on the other side of the world. Starting out as an actuarial consultant in Australia, he took a two year secondment to London in the late ’90s and never quite made it back.We dive into Anthony’s thoughts on why a grea
Actuarial Talk: Tom Dilley
In this episode, we sit down with Tom Dilley, Global Head of Financial Institutions at Mosaic, to explore his unique perspective on working with actuaries. While not an actuary himself, Tom shares insights on how he navigates the actuarial world and the value they bring to the financial institutions space. We also dive into how Tom manages his work-life balance while leading a global team and main
Actuarial Talk: James Borrett
James Borrett's journey at Gen Re showcases not only his professional achievements but also his personal growth. His transition from being the sole P&C actuary in London, after initially qualifying on the Life side, to becoming the Head of International P&C Pricing highlights his dedication, adaptability and undoubted loyalty. James highlights the consistent support and encouragement
Actuarial Talk: Q&A with Jake Morton
Join us for a special episode of Actuarial Talk as we sit down with Jake Morton, Associate Director at HFG and head of the GI Actuarial and Risk team. Jake shares stories from his recruitment journey and provides his views on the current and future trends shaping the actuarial market and the hiring of staff within insurance. Plus, we put Jake in the hot seat for a quick-fire Q&A segment and Wi
Actuarial Talk: Alice Boreman
Alice is a Partner in EY’s Non-Life Actuarial Practice focussing on Transformation and Strategy engagements. She helps clients reimagine their actuarial functions, across reserving, business planning, performance management and pricing. Alice has 14 years’ of experience driving large scale change across finance, IFRS 17, performance management, business planning, ESG and pricing with global listed
Actuarial Talk: Hetul Patel
In Hetul's words; 'I often get asked “what does an Actuary do?”. Well, my job is to make the companies I work for great.'As a qualified actuary with over 20 years in the insurance industry for companies including Catlin, Asia Capital Re and Liberty Mutual, Hetul can offer much more than that.He is a global leader who thinks technology and people will be the key to the future of insu
Actuarial Talk: Tom Harris
For 25 years, Tom worked as a non-life insurance actuary – primarily in reinsurance – before shifting into the non-profit sector. He is now Director of Data & Impact for the Free Speech Union. Starting his career more traditionally as a maths and statistics graduate, Tom tracked a path that entailed both actuarial consultancy and in-house roles, including in 2006 his appointment as the inaugur
Actuarial Talk: Tom Chamberlain
Tom Chamberlain has worked in the insurance industry since 2001, having fulfilled both technical and leadership roles for a number of large global insurance companies across Actuarial, Underwriting and Senior Management.Tom has a strong entrepreneurial focus and utilises cutting edge technology to drive new, innovative projects to bring about lasting change in insurance and reinsurance businesses.
Actuarial Talk: Dominic Christian
Dominic Christian is Global Chairman of Aon Reinsurance Solutions and a member of Aon's Global Executive. Alongside his Aon career, Dominic is a Councilman of the City of London Corporation, representing the Ward of Lime Street and is Deputy Chairman of Lloyd's of London. From starting in the City as a road sweeper, to building an extraordinary career in insurance, the Actuarial Talk po
Actuarial Talk: Bryan Joseph
Bryan Joseph is an actuary and business leader with over forty years experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry globally. He has worked as both a consultant to and as an executive in (re)insurance companies. Bryan has operated at the linkage between capital, risk and the interface between capital markets and insurance markets. Bryan has faced prejudice in both his personal and working li
Actuarial Talk: Laura Curtis
Laura is the Chair of the GI Lifelong Learning Committee (GILL) and a Senior ERM Manager at Ki Insurance. She is a passionate advocate for volunteering and has previously volunteered in a range of roles for the IFoA including examining, curriculum rewrites, and as a member of both the GI Education and CPD subcommittee and Herd Mentality working party. Outside of this Laura currently volunteers for
Actuarial Talk: Sunnie Luthra
Sunnie, an accomplished actuary with an impressive trajectory, began his journey with an Engineering degree from India. His endeavours have spanned continents – from India to London, through Singapore and the Middle East. Over the years, he's built a formidable repertoire in consultancy, broking, personal lines insurance, and Lloyd's / London market. Previously the Head of Capital and Ex
Actuarial Talk: Thomas Hamilton
Tom is an actuary who loves coding and data. Previously a Director at RPC-Tyche, he has set up his own mini-consultancy whose focus is on using the right technologies to solve London Market clients’ problems.The Actuarial Talk podcast tells Tom's story. Send us a message!Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speaker’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, an
Actuarial Talk: Nick Line
Nick Line is the Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) for Markel’s International business, with responsibilities for underwriting profitability, oversight, and risk. He joined the insurance industry nearly three decades ago as an actuarial assistant with Lane Clark & Peacock, before moving across to Markel, where he progressed from Actuarial Manager to Chief Actuary and then to CUO. Nick has been
Actuarial Talk: Howard Dale
Howard Dale is a quantum physicist turned actuary and after ‘not really knowing what an actuary was’ at the beginning of his career, now runs an actuarial contracting business! The Actuarial Talk podcast tells Howard's story. Apologies for the issues with Will’s microphone in this episode, but Howard sounds great! Send us a message!Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are
Actuarial Talk: Alice Kaye
Alice Kaye is Chief Operating Officer at Inigo, a Lloyd’s syndicate that launched in 2021. She joined the London insurance industry as an actuary, working initially in GI and then in Life & Health. Alice pivoted into reinsurance underwriting, first in Paris and then back in London, before joining Inigo in their early months. Alice is an insurance enthusiast, and on top of that a huge proponen
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