Robert Pollock
Chief Executive Officer
Henry Withinshaw
Chief Operating Officer and Compliance Officer
Andrew Pecover
Chief Underwriting Officer and Active Underwriter
Robert Kastner
Head of Claims
Neil Duncan
Chief Actuary
Neil Duncan
Chief Actuary
Neil Duncan is the Chief Actuary and Chief Risk Officer of the London Market Division of Odyssey Reinsurance Company and Newline Group.
He has been with the company since 2005 and Chief Actuary since 2008. Prior to joining the Company, Neil worked for Alea London and for RSA as a Pricing Actuary. He began his training with Sedgwick Noble Lowndes.
Neil received a BSc in Mathematics from Durham University and is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.
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Robert Kastner
Head of Claims
Robert Kastner is the Head of Claims for the London Market Division of Odyssey Reinsurance Company and Newline Group. He is on the Executive Board of Newline Europe Versicherung A.G. (Newline Europe) and is responsible for its operation within the Newline Group.
Robert qualified as a solicitor admitted in England and Wales in 1992, and then as an attorney admitted to the bar in New York in 1995 where he worked as an attorney representing the London Market in professional indemnity and reinsurance coverage matters. In 1998, he joined the reinsurance department of Hogan Lovells and later joined the insurance team at Eversheds.
In 2004, he moved in-house as Head of Claims for Odyssey Reinsurance Company’s London Market Division which includes Odyssey’s UK Branch, Odyssey’s Lloyd’s platform, Newline Syndicate 1218 and Newline Insurance Company Limited. Robert was appointed to the boards of Newline Underwriting Management Limited and Newline Insurance Company Limited in 2006.
Since 2017, Robert has also been responsible for delivering Newline Insurance Company Limited’s post Brexit solution for its EEA insureds with the formation in 2019 of Newline Europe, a German licensed, regulated and capitalized insurance company based in Cologne.
He obtained a Diploma from the University of Lille, an LLB at the University of Buckingham and attended the College of Law, London before passing the Law Society Finals exams in 1990.
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Andrew Pecover
Chief Underwriting Officer and Active Underwriter
Andrew Pecover is the Chief Underwriting Officer of Newline Group. Since 2022, he has been responsible for the underwriting operations for Newline Syndicate 1218 and Newline Insurance Company Limited across all lines of business including Affinity and Special Risks, Directors & Officers Liability, Financial Institutions and Commercial Crime, Liability, Life Sciences and Clinical Trials, Medical Malpractice, Professional Indemnity, Space and Cargo & Specie.
Andrew joined Newline in 2018 as its Directors & Officers Liability Team Leader, later advancing to the Head of Financial and Professional Lines and Deputy Active Underwriter.
With more than 25 years of experience in the industry, his background spans multiple roles across Lloyd’s syndicates, brokerage firms and a managing general agency.
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Henry Withinshaw
Chief Operating Officer and Compliance Officer
Henry Withinshaw is the Chief Operating Officer and Compliance Officer of Newline Group and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Newline Europe Versicherung A.G.
Henry joined the Company in 2016 with more than 25 years of insurance and reinsurance underwriting and management experience. He was previously with Markel, where he served as COO of Markel Europe, and, prior to that, worked at Miller Insurance and Sirius International. He started his insurance career as a treaty underwriter in the Lloyd’s market.
A graduate of the University of Nottingham, Henry is ACII qualified and is on the board of the Lloyd’s Market Association.
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Robert Pollock
Chief Executive Officer
Robert Pollock was appointed CEO of Odyssey Group’s London Market Division, which encompasses both the London branch of Odyssey Reinsurance Company and Newline Group, the international insurance arm of Odyssey Group, in April 2023.
Robert joined Odyssey Group in 2004 in the casualty treaty underwriting division and has since progressed through several positions, each with increased underwriting authority and broader responsibilities. He was named the Head of U.S. Financial Lines, Cyber and Workers Compensation in 2021.
Robert received a BS in Business Administration from Penn State University and studied Data Analytics at the Harvard Business School. He holds ARe and CPCU designations.
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Sonny Kapur
Chief Financial Officer
Sonny Kapur
Chief Financial Officer
Sonny Kapur is the Chief Financial Officer of the London Market Division of Odyssey Reinsurance Company and Newline Group. He is on the Boards of Newline Underwriting Management Limited, Newline Insurance Company Limited, Newline Corporate Name, Newline Holdings UK Limited and the Supervisory Board of Newline Europe Versicherung AG.
He joined the company in 2009 and has more than 30 years of experience in the industry. Prior to joining the Company, Sonny had worked for Travelers Syndicate Management Limited as Finance Director.
Sonny holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accountancy Studies and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
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Jade Washington
Head of Human Resources
Sonny Kapur
Chief Financial Officer
Jade Washington
Head of Human Resources
Jade Washington is the Head of Human Resources for Newline Group, responsible for the execution of HR Strategy and core areas of the HR department, including recruitment, employee relations, employee engagement, payroll and benefits.
Jade's HR Management career began at USAA Insurance in 2002, and she joined Newline in 2018 following over a decade with Markel International.
Jade obtained a post graduate diploma in HR Management and is Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
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Jade Washington
Head of Human Resources
Jade Washington
Head of Human Resources
Jade Washington is the Head of Human Resources for Newline Group, responsible for the execution of HR Strategy and core areas of the HR department, including recruitment, employee relations, employee engagement, payroll and benefits.
Jade's HR Management career began at USAA Insurance in 2002, and she joined Newline in 2018 following over a decade with Markel International.
Jade obtained a post graduate diploma in HR Management and is Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
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