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"West Oak’s success has come from always putting our clients’ best interests first and always finding ways to improve and add more value to them"
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west oak family office, wellington-altus private wealth
David Bearman is the founder and CEO of Aventum Group, chairman of Rokstone Group, and CEO of Consilium. He developed what is today Aventum Group as an 18-year-old in 1996. Since then, he has forged a unique path forward, taking the business from a small commercial retail broker based in Chadwell Heath, Essex to a global (re)insurance broking and underwriting business, controlling over $1.1bn GWP, employing over 270 people across 13 offices.
“To achieve this level of growth, it was essential to make early investments into the backbone of the business,” he says. “Areas such as compliance, to help manage the regulatory framework; operations, to ensure that we have a best-in-class operating platform; HR, to attract the best talent in the market; and marketing, to effectively communicate the new group structure to our key stakeholders. I’m proud of what we’ve achieved collectively to onboard new teams and offices across the world and to continue our success story.”
On this 26-year journey, David has been at the heart of both the London market broking and MGA scenes, founding successful brands in sectors of these markets where he sees opportunity.
Alongside his experience placing and underwriting reinsurance and insurance products, schemes and delegated authority arrangements, he has also established and developed many of these products. These include property, casualty, motor fleet, plant and equipment, marine cargo, legal expenses, professional indemnity, latent defect and extended warranty, which he has marketed across multiple trades and industries.
He has achieved and developed relationships with numerous global capacity providers, forming an extensive client network with a results-focused approach as a core business strategy.
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David Bearman
Chief Executive Officer
Aventum Group
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David Bearman is the founder and CEO of Aventum Group, chairman of Rokstone Group, and CEO of Consilium. He developed what is today Aventum Group as an 18-year-old in 1996. Since then, he has forged a unique path forward, taking the business from a small commercial retail broker based in Chadwell Heath, Essex to a global (re)insurance broking and underwriting business, controlling over $1.1bn GWP, employing over 270 people across 13 offices.
“To achieve this level of growth, it was essential to make early investments into the backbone of the business,” he says. “Areas such as compliance, to help manage the regulatory framework; operations, to ensure that we have a best-in-class operating platform; HR, to attract the best talent in the market; and marketing, to effectively communicate the new group structure to our key stakeholders. I’m proud of what we’ve achieved collectively to onboard new teams and offices across the world and to continue our success story.”
On this 26-year journey, David has been at the heart of both the London market broking and MGA scenes, founding successful brands in sectors of these markets where he sees opportunity.
Alongside his experience placing and underwriting reinsurance and insurance products, schemes and delegated authority arrangements, he has also established and developed many of these products. These include property, casualty, motor fleet, plant and equipment, marine cargo, legal expenses, professional indemnity, latent defect and extended warranty, which he has marketed across multiple trades and industries.
He has achieved and developed relationships with
numerous global capacity providers, forming an extensive client network with a results-focused approach as a core business strategy.
David Bearman
Chief Executive Officer
Aventum Group
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Special Report
Home
Bio
Milestones
Profile
David Bearman is the founder and CEO of Aventum Group, chairman of Rokstone Group, and CEO of Consilium. He developed what is today Aventum Group as an
18-year-old in 1996. Since then, he has forged a unique path forward, taking the business from a small commercial retail broker based in Chadwell Heath, Essex to a global (re)insurance broking and underwriting business, controlling over $1.1bn GWP, employing over 270 people across 13 offices.
“To achieve this level of growth, it was essential to make early investments into the backbone of the business,” he says. “Areas such as compliance, to help manage the regulatory framework; operations, to ensure that we have a best-in-class operating platform; HR, to attract the best talent in the market; and marketing, to effectively communicate the new group structure to our key stakeholders. I’m proud of what we’ve achieved collectively to onboard new teams and offices across the world and to continue our success story.”
On this 26-year journey, David has been at the heart of both the London market broking and MGA scenes, founding successful brands in sectors of these markets where he sees opportunity.
Alongside his experience placing and underwriting reinsurance and insurance products, schemes and delegated authority arrangements, he has also established and developed many of these products. These include property, casualty, motor fleet, plant and equipment, marine cargo, legal expenses, professional indemnity, latent defect and extended warranty, which he has marketed across multiple trades and industries.
He has achieved and developed relationships with numerous global capacity providers, forming an extensive client network with a results-focused approach as a core business strategy.
Milestones
2021
Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
Rebranded the business to Aventum Group, controlling $1.1bn in premium across the world
2021
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2016
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Formed the group’s underwriting MGA, Rokstone Underwriting, which now controls $750m in premium
2016
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2013
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Formed Direct Insurance London Market, a Lloyd’s Broker with offices on Lime Street
2013
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2007
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Launched first wholesale scheme
to the UK Broker Market for
Waste & Recycling
2007
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1996
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Founded the business as a small retail broker in Chadwell Heath Essex
1996
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1996
2007
2013
2016
2021
David Bearman
Chief Executive Officer
Aventum Group
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2020
2019
2018
2020-2021
2014-2022
2020
Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
Received Best Lawyer in Canada Award (Employment and Labour Law)
2020
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2019
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
TeD Talk Speaker
2019
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2018
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2018
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2020-2021
Human Resources Magazine | key media
Received Lexology Client Choice Award (Labour and Employment – Canada)
2020-2021
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2014-2022
human resources | key media
Received Best Lawyer in Canada Award (Employment and Labour Law)
2014-2022
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Milestones
Career Accolades
2021
2016
2013
2007
1996
2021
Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
Rebranded the business to Aventum Group, controlling $1.1bn in premium across the world
2021
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2016
Human Resources Magazine | key media
Formed the group’s underwriting MGA, Rokstone Underwriting,
which now controls $750m in premium
2016
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. A volutpat laoreet suscipit duis. Diam aliquam sed ut massa viverra a, eget libero.
2013
Human Resources Magazine | key media
Formed Direct Insurance London Market, a Lloyd’s Broker with offices on Lime Street
2013
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2007
Human Resources Magazine | key media
Launched first wholesale scheme to the UK Broker Market for Waste & Recycling
2007
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. A volutpat laoreet suscipit duis. Diam aliquam sed ut massa viverra a, eget libero.
1996
human resources | key media
Founded the business as a small retail broker in Chadwell Heath Essex
1996
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Career Highlights
2020
2019
2018
2020-2021
2014-2022
2020
Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
Receive an excellence award
2020
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2019
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
TeD Talk Speaker
2019
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2018
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
title of milestone
2018
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2020-2021
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Received Lexology
Client Choice Award
(Labour and Employment – Canada)
2020-2021
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2014-2022
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Received Best Lawyer in
Canada Award
(Employment and Labour Law)
2014-2022
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Career Accolades
Milestones
Milestones
2020
2019
2018
2020-2021
2014-2022
2020
Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
Receive an excellence award
2020
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2019
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
TeD Talk Speaker
2019
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2018
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
title of milestone
2018
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2020-2021
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Received Lexology Client Choice Award (Labour and Employment – Canada)
2020-2021
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2014-2022
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Received Best Lawyer in Canada Award (Employment and Labour Law)
2014-2022
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. A volutpat laoreet suscipit duis. Diam aliquam sed ut massa viverra a, eget libero.
Career Accolades
Milestones
2021
2016
2013
2007
1996
2021
Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
Rebranded the business to Aventum Group, controlling $1.1bn in premium across the world
2021
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. A volutpat laoreet suscipit duis. Diam aliquam sed ut massa viverra a, eget libero.
2016
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Formed the group’s underwriting MGA, Rokstone Underwriting, which now controls $750m in premium
2016
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. A volutpat laoreet suscipit duis. Diam aliquam sed ut massa viverra a, eget libero.
2013
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Formed Direct Insurance London Market, a Lloyd’s Broker with offices on Lime Street
2013
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. A volutpat laoreet suscipit duis. Diam aliquam sed ut massa viverra a, eget libero.
2007
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Launched first wholesale scheme to the UK Broker Market for Waste & Recycling
2007
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. A volutpat laoreet suscipit duis. Diam aliquam sed ut massa viverra a, eget libero.
1996
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Founded the business as a small retail broker in Chadwell Heath Essex
1996
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. A volutpat laoreet suscipit duis. Diam aliquam sed ut massa viverra a, eget libero.
Milestones
Most of all, David is an entrepreneurial leader. He has built the Aventum Group from the ground up as an independent organisation, all without external investment, all without external investment, and is constantly seeking out new directions to expand the business. He looks to bring in talent that shares his attitude to working and finding new ways to break from traditional ways of providing insurance.
“Our culture continues to create significant competitive advantage for the group,” he says. “Whilst the business has grown exponentially, the culture has remained constant. Despite having multiple different disciplines across the group working in teams across the world we have a shared vision and a clear ‘one family’ mentality. We have seen other growth businesses try and fail to maintain a strong culture and so it remains a priority for us to ensure that the recruitment of new teams and divisions is done with the culture at the heart of the process.”
Outside of the insurance world, David is father to three children and most likely to be found at a race circuit or show jumping arena. Having been a keen driver who has competed in GT racing, his passion for motorsport has extended to his sons. Oliver is currently competing in the FIA3 championship and has been recruited by the Ferrari Driver Academy, whilst Thomas is graduating in karting and races across Europe. His daughter Amelie is a keen showjumper and competes across the UK.
Most of all, David is an entrepreneurial leader. He has built the Aventum Group from the ground up as an independent organisation, all without external investment, all without external investment, and is constantly seeking out new directions to expand the business. He looks to bring in talent that shares his attitude to working and finding new ways to break from traditional ways of providing insurance.
“Our culture continues to create significant competitive advantage for the group,” he says. “Whilst the business has grown exponentially, the culture has remained constant. Despite having multiple different disciplines across the group working in teams across the world we have a shared vision and a clear ‘one family’ mentality. We have seen other growth businesses try and fail to maintain a strong culture and so it remains a priority for us to ensure that the recruitment of new teams and divisions is done with the culture at the heart of the process.”
Outside of the insurance world, David is father to three children and most likely to be found at a race circuit or show jumping arena. Having been a keen driver who has competed in GT racing, his passion for motorsport has extended to his sons. Oliver is currently competing in the FIA3 championship and has been recruited by the Ferrari Driver Academy, whilst Thomas is graduating in karting and races across Europe. His daughter Amelie is a keen showjumper and competes across the UK.
Most of all, David is an entrepreneurial leader. He has built the Aventum Group from the ground up as an independent organisation, all without external investment, all without external investment, and is constantly seeking out new directions to expand the business. He looks to bring in talent that shares his attitude to working and finding new ways to break from traditional ways of providing insurance.
“Our culture continues to create significant competitive advantage for the group,” he says. “Whilst the business has grown exponentially, the culture has remained constant. Despite having multiple different disciplines across the group working in teams across the world we have a shared vision and a clear ‘one family’ mentality. We have seen other growth businesses try and fail to maintain a strong culture and so it remains a priority for us to ensure that the recruitment of new teams and divisions is done with the culture at the heart of
the process.”
Outside of the insurance world, David is father to three children and most likely to be found at a race circuit or show jumping arena. Having been a keen driver who has competed in GT racing, his passion for motorsport has extended to his sons. Oliver is currently competing in the FIA3 championship and has been recruited by the Ferrari Driver Academy, whilst Thomas is graduating in karting and races across Europe. His daughter Amelie is a keen showjumper and competes across the UK.