Richard Housley began his insurance career in 1986 at Fenchurch Insurance Brokers Ltd, placing complex Property and Energy risks into the London and European markets. In 1996 he moved into Underwriting roles, progressing rapidly before joining Axis in 2002 where he later became CEO of the Specialty Lines division. Richard joined Flagstone Syndicate Management Ltd (later ANV Syndicate Management Ltd) in 2011, where he served as Director of Underwriting for the agency and Active Underwriter for Lloyd’s of London Syndicate 1861. In 2014, he moved to Endurance Specialty (now Sompo International post-acquisition) where he also became CEO of both the UK Insurance Company and the Lloyd’s Managing Agent and CUO of the Global Markets segment