What you can expect from us

About us

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Samphire Risk commits itself to the simple promise of world leading insurance, delivered by true experts with extensive experience in the complex field of malicious and hostile risks.

We have exceptional expertise and a singular focus on insurance products that protect against these risks. This means that we sit at the very forefront of specialist providers in this unique area of insurance, trusted by some of the world’s most recognised organisations to protect them. We work in partnership with many of the leading global crisis response providers, bringing support and resource to our policyholders when they need it most.

Our business is built around the needs of our clients and providing exceptional service to our broker partners.
We are backed by a panel of Lloyd’s of London and A-rated insurance company paper. Our capital partners support us to develop pioneering insurance solutions and we provide them with confidence that our understanding of complex risk in this area is outstanding.

The Samphire Team

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Charlie Hanbury

Chief Executive Officer

Charlie is a long-standing presence in the crisis management insurance world and is widely regarded as one of the leading experts on insuring against hostile and malicious risks. Over the last two decades he has supported a broad spectrum of clients, from globally recognised international corporations and not-for profits to private individuals.

Mark Skinner

Chief Underwriting Officer

Mark has nearly 20 years of experience in the specialty insurance market, with a focus on complex risk portfolios being placed into the London Market. Previously, he held senior roles at Lloyd’s of London syndicates, managing international portfolios and developing new business across the United States, Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Lee Harrison

Senior Underwriter

Lee is highly experienced in the malicious risk insurance sector; his career spans over 15 years, including operational experience across hostile regions prior to joining the insurance market. He is well versed in complex environment risk placements and complements this with deep technical knowledge and a high level of understanding of the capabilities of crisis response providers.

Hannah Catchpole

Underwriter

Hannah has extensive experience in the malicious risks insurance space, with a particular focus on kidnap for ransom, active assailant, and complex travel risks. With over 10 years in the Crisis Management sector, both as a broker and underwriter, Hannah has a deep understanding of how these complex risks are priced, assessed and placed within the London Market.

Richard Harris-Deans

Development Underwriter

Richard has extensive experience of risk analysis covering geopolitical developments and political violence. Before joining the insurance sector in 2022, Richard spent 13 years working for the British Government at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, focussing on the Middle East and national security issues.

Oliver West

Underwriting Assistant

Oliver supports the underwriting team, bringing an entrepreneurial approach after a post-graduation background in building start-up ventures across international markets. Adaptable and detail-oriented, he has a strong grasp of regulatory considerations, compliance and client service.

Matthew Dawes

Chief Financial Officer

Matthew has a 25-year career that covers law, accountancy, corporate finance, and management consultancy. Starting with blue-chip experience at a magic circle law firm, a Big 4 accounting firm, and a FTSE 100 company, he has spent the last two decades helping SMEs navigate rapid operational growth and manage a variety of transactions.

What you can expect from us

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We set up Samphire Risk with a singular focus on hostile and malicious risk insurance. When it comes to products and service, our pledge is to always strive to do it better, to innovate and to place your best interests at the forefront of all that we do. We aim to provide business owners and those responsible for the duty of care of your people with the reassurance you need when a critical incident occurs. It may be that the nature of the event threatens the safety of your people, your reputation and your assets. We know that how you respond and react is critical. We live and breathe our values, and our code of conduct guides our actions every day.

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Our expertise means that we truly understand what is needed to protect people and companies from ‘bad people doing bad things’

  • There is true innovation in our range of products
  • Our independence allows us to create products as varied and different as our clients
  • Our relationship with the leading crisis response companies in the world – and our independence from them – allows us to fit the most appropriate crisis response capability to your requirements
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We are targeted
We have deep expertise with a singular focus

A simple promise of world-class insurance delivered by true experts, unashamedly focused on malicious risk

  • Within the team we have witnessed almost two decades of evolution in the malicious risks faced by policy holders
  • It is our collective experience and expertise that allows us to be singularly focused on these risks
  • Via our risk advisory parent company we have access to proprietary data and intelligence, enabling us to offer you a broader and deeper range of analysis and expertise
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Time is of the essence

When it comes to managing malicious risks speed of response is critical. We strive to deliver exceptional service in times of need

  • An encrypted and cloud-based technology platform provides high level security and data to our underwriting
  • We issue quotations and policy documents on demand, achieving certainty of cover almost instantaneously
  • We are a small and highly personal team who live and breathe our business. We proactively communicate and aim to always be accessible to our clients
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Standing before you 
We live our values

We stand before you in your time of need. Our code of conduct guides our actions every day

  • We value our independence and are not tied to any organisation or stakeholder
  • We are exclusively focused on understanding, managing and insuring against malicious and hostile risk. This focus and expertise are in our DNA
  • With decades of collective expertise, we understand the importance of trust and discretion in this sensitive area. These values are core to our code of conduct and are always deployed with integrity

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