Headquarters:
34 Lime Street, London EC3M 7AT
Year founded:
2018
Number of employees:
15
Phone:
0333 358 0006
Email:
reception@renovationunderwriting.com
Website:
renovationunderwriting.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/renovation-underwriting
“Everything we do as an organization is to serve our agents in a meaningful way, which is to provide industry-leading insurance solutions when they need them the most”
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RENOVATION UNDERWRITING
Douglas Brown
Managing Director
William Cooper
Director
James Guthrie
Head of Distribution – Private Clients
Leadership
Douglas Brown has been involved in property and works insurance for almost 30 years. He established Renovation Underwriting in 2018. He combines an endless enthusiasm for his subject with a willingness to convey that to anyone who will listen. Brown is the mastermind behind the development of Renovation Underwriting’s highly popular CPD training program to upskill contract works knowledge, for which he delivers expert training sessions aimed at senior managers within the industry.
Managing Director
Douglas Brown
William Cooper followed his father and grandfather’s footsteps into the insurance industry after university and has been the managing director of his own specialist brokerage since 2009. He and his dynamic team are passionate about protecting their high-net-worth clients and providing them with pragmatic advice and truly unparalleled levels of client-focused service.
Cooper takes an active role in many industry initiatives, including the High Net Worth Society advisory board, where he sits alongside 11 CEOs, directors and heads of private client divisions from leading high-net-worth broker firms.
Director
William Cooper
James Guthrie is a broker distribution specialist with over 35 years of experience in the UK general insurance market, the last 20 of which have been focused on high net worth and mid-market commercial. Latterly head of HNW distribution at Covéa, his career began at Holman’s for Lloyd’s before moving to specialist Miles Smith and subsequently joining the start-up team at Oak Underwriting. With over 20 years of experience in the private client marketplace, he is well known in the HNW broking community.
Guthrie is responsible for leading Renovation Underwriting’s broker distribution channel, implementing a managed distribution strategy and delivering further business growth from new broker partnerships and collaborations.
Head of Distribution – Private Clients
James Guthrie
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“Our team has successfully executed on an aggressive acquisition and integration plan over the last few years, which has contributed greatly to our strong market position”
John Jennings, Jencap
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Robert C. Johnson III
Executive Vice President – Commercial Binding Property and Casualty
Robert C. Johnson III oversees the commercial lines division for J&J, which currently handles business in 28 states. He is the son of one of the three owners of a fourth-generation family business that his great-grandfather started in 1930.
Johnson started his career at J&J after two and a half years of internships, starting in 2015. He spent two separate years underwriting with Nautilus Insurance Company and Markel Specialty and then moved to London for a six-month internship with Lloyds of London.
Born and raised in Charleston, he graduated from the College of Charleston with a degree in business administration. He married Anne Darby, and they have one son, Robbie, and one daughter, Maggie. Johnson is an avid outdoorsman, and his passions include fishing, hunting and boating.
Executive Vice President – Commercial Binding Property and Casualty
Robert C. Johnson III
Peter Burrous
Chief Marketing Officer
Peter Burrous is the chief marketing officer at J&J and has been with the company for 20 years. After graduating from the University of Virginia in 1981, Burrous spent 20 years with the Coca-Cola Company in various sales and marketing positions.
Burrous joined J&J in 2003 with the goal of building an industry-leading sales and marketing team. He and his team have the responsibility for the agency partnerships and the overall sales and marketing plan.
Burrous is a member of the Trident United Way Tocqueville Society. He lives in Mt. Pleasant, SC, with his wife, Catherine. They have four children – Peter, Bradford, Leslie, and Web – and now have their first grandson, Michael III. He is an avid pilot and enjoys traveling, boating and skiing in his free time.
Chief Marketing Officer
Peter Burrous
Renovation Underwriting was established in June 2018 as an MGA specialising in the provision of insurance and consulting services for high-value residential and commercial renovation and building projects. It typically works with projects where the value of the works ranges from £250,000 to £50m, with values rising to £150m for combined structures and works.
As the leaders in single project contract works insurance, the team at Renovation Underwriting works with brokers, renovators, project professionals and insurers to ensure property owners protect their most financially and emotionally valuable asset at the point of greatest risk.
“Our team has successfully executed on an aggressive acquisition and integration plan over the last few years, which has contributed greatly to our strong market position”
John Jennings, Jencap
Steven E. Craig
Chief Financial Officer
Catherine Sieniewicz
AVP of Travel and Retail
Rhonda English
Chief Marketing Officer
Evelyn Peng
Chief Risk Officer
Steven E. Craig is the chief financial officer at J&J. He graduated from Clemson University (BS in finance) in 1988, the University of South Carolina School of Law (JD) in 1993 and New York University School of Law (LLM in taxation) in 1995. After practicing tax law for 15 years, he joined J&J as CFO in 2010.
Craig lives in Charleston with his wife, Molly, and they have three children: Steven, Macy and Michael. He enjoys playing golf, traveling, hunting, boating and generally being outdoors.
Chief Financial Officer
Steven E. Craig
With decades of experience, Catherine Sieniewicz has always been devoted to growing within the travel and retail industry. Catherine became director of retail and travel at CCG in May 2019. In February 2020, she was promoted to AVP of travel and retail where she continues to guide all her decisions by what she has learned in member, associate, and business experience.
AVP of Travel and Retail
Catherine Sieniewicz
Rhonda English is a CPA, CMA and obtained her Honors Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and her MBA from the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario. Rhonda joined CM Club Group as vice president of insurance, then took the role of vice president corporate marketing, overseeing business insights & analytics and the acquisition and retention of the CM lines of business. In 2016, she was named chief marketing officer, taking on additional responsibility for travel and membership product, digital, and the government & community relations advocacy team.
Chief Marketing Officer
Rhonda English
Evelyn Peng started at CCG in 2017 as director of risk management and now serves as the chief risk officer for the organization. She has a Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology and a Master’s in Accounting from the University of Waterloo. She has extensive experience with enterprise risk management, specializing in operational risk management, and financial risk management. Evelyn is a Chartered Accountant and a Financial Risk Manager.
Chief Risk Officer
Evelyn Peng
Evelyn Peng started at CCG in 2017 as director of risk management and now serves as the chief risk officer for the organization. She has a Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology and a Master’s in Accounting from the University of Waterloo. She has extensive experience with enterprise risk management, specializing in operational risk management, and financial risk management. Evelyn is a Chartered Accountant and a Financial Risk Manager.
Chief Risk Officer
Evelyn Peng
Evelyn Peng started at CCG in 2017 as director of risk management and now serves as the chief risk officer for the organization. She has a Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology and a Master’s in Accounting from the University of Waterloo. She has extensive experience with enterprise risk management, specializing in operational risk management, and financial risk management. Evelyn is a Chartered Accountant and a Financial Risk Manager.
Chief Risk Officer
Evelyn Peng
Sarah M Stewart
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Dave Longbottom
Chief Technology Officer
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Head of Marketing
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Ryan Armijo
Chief Operating Officer, Underwriting Division
Bob Petrilli
President, Underwriting Division
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Melissa Abramowitz has been practicing corporate and commercial law for over 20 years, with an emphasis on the financial services industry. She joined CAA Club Group in 2014, and currently serves as the General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Privacy Officer of CCG and its affiliated companies. At CCG, Melissa provides strategic legal advice on a broad range of matters including corporate governance, licensing, distribution, marketing and advertising, commercial contracts and regulatory compliance. She holds a Bachelor of Civil Law (B.CL) and Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from McGill University and a Certificate in Regulatory Compliance for Financial Institutions from Osgoode.
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Earlene Huntley joined CAA in 2014 as director, tax and was promoted to AVP, tax in 2016, and to her current role as group chief financial officer of CAA Club Group in February 2017. In her role, she is responsible for all aspects of finance. She is a graduate of the University of the West Indies where she earned her BSc. Accounting (Hons) and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom.
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Earlene Huntley joined CAA in 2014 as director, tax and was promoted to AVP, tax in 2016, and to her current role as group chief financial officer of CAA Club Group in February 2017. In her role, she is responsible for all aspects of finance. She is a graduate of the University of the West Indies where she earned her BSc. Accounting (Hons) and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom.
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Melissa Abramowitz has been practicing corporate and commercial law for over 20 years, with an emphasis on the financial services industry. She joined CAA Club Group in 2014, and currently serves as the General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Privacy Officer of CCG and its affiliated companies. At CCG, Melissa provides strategic legal advice on a broad range of matters including corporate governance, licensing, distribution, marketing and advertising, commercial contracts and regulatory compliance. She holds a Bachelor of Civil Law (B.CL) and Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from McGill University and a Certificate in Regulatory Compliance for Financial Institutions from Osgoode.
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Privacy Officer
Melissa Abramowitz
Melissa Abramowitz
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Privacy Officer
Earlene Huntley
Group Chief Financial Officer
Earlene Huntley joined CAA in 2014 as director, tax and was promoted to AVP, tax in 2016, and to her current role as group chief financial officer of CAA Club Group in February 2017. In her role, she is responsible for all aspects of finance. She is a graduate of the University of the West Indies where she earned her BSc. Accounting (Hons) and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom.
Group Chief Financial Officer
Earlene Huntley
Melissa Abramowitz has been practicing corporate and commercial law for over 20 years, with an emphasis on the financial services industry. She joined CAA Club Group in 2014, and currently serves as the General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Privacy Officer of CCG and its affiliated companies. At CCG, Melissa provides strategic legal advice on a broad range of matters including corporate governance, licensing, distribution, marketing and advertising, commercial contracts and regulatory compliance. She holds a Bachelor of Civil Law (B.CL) and Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from McGill University and a Certificate in Regulatory Compliance for Financial Institutions from Osgoode.
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“Our thriving agency partnerships, long-tenured carrier relationships and strong leadership team are proof of Jencap’s values-centric work environment,” says Mark Maher, president of Jencap.
“Everything we do as an organization is to serve our agents in a meaningful way, which is to provide industry-leading insurance solutions when they need them the most. Our brokers internally work very collaboratively. We check our egos at the door and work together to set our agency partners and their clients up for success by leveraging each other’s geographic expertise, carrier relationships and contracts, and technical expertise,” he adds.
Jencap’s areas of specialization include environmental; workers’ compensation; property; construction; habitational/real estate; transportation/garage; cannabis; cyber, management, and professional liability; manufacturing; healthcare; and many more.
Jencap is committed to employing innovative enterprise-wide technology solutions that support their underwriters in making more timely and effective risk decisions. As such, they launched Two Sigma Insurance Quantified’s SubmissionIQ in 2022. SubmissionIQ equips their underwriters with the data they need to make smart and strategic risk assessments, further supporting them in implementing best-in-class business processes.
The common thread woven through Jencap’s success is its people, as they have the best brokers and support staff in the industry. Fun fact: 20% of Jencap’s staff are employee equity holders. They don’t just say that their team members “own it” – they really do! This adds a unique layer of commitment and dedication to their job and the company’s success.
“Our team has successfully executed on an aggressive acquisition and integration plan over the last few years, which has contributed greatly to our strong market position. Each acquisition has provided geographic expansion, new market access, exclusive programs and niche specialization,” says Jencap Chief Executive Officer John Jennings.
To date, they have acquired 19 companies and rebranded 10 of those companies to Jencap.
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