Pen Underwriting UK
Rob Chapman has extensive work experience in the insurance industry. Rob started their career in 1993 as a Graduate Trainee at Independent Insurance and worked their way up to become a Property Underwriting Manager. During their time at Independent Insurance, they assisted the Regional Underwriting Manager and was responsible for managing a profitable and growing account.
In 2001, Rob joined Fusion Insurance as a Regional Underwriting Manager and eventually became a Regional Manager, leading all underwriting, sales, and operations in the North region. Rob then served as the Regional Director North, overseeing the development, leadership, and profitable growth of the Leeds, Manchester, Scotland, and Northern Ireland markets.
In 2014, Rob joined Pen Underwriting UK as the Regional Director North before taking on the role of Commercial Director. Currently, they are the Managing Director, accountable for the management and successful delivery of all budgeted metrics across the P&L. Rob'sresponsibilities include driving sustainable year-on-year growth, maintaining continuous improvement in proposition and operational efficiencies, and developing and executing strategies to achieve better-than-targeted loss ratios.
Overall, Rob Chapman has a strong background in insurance, with expertise in underwriting, management, and strategic planning.
Rob Chapman's education history includes a number of qualifications and degrees. Rob'searliest education took place at Oakwood School in Rotherham, where they obtained 8 O Levels, including subjects such as Maths and English, from 1981 to 1986. Rob then attended Thomas Rotherham College from 1986 to 1988, where they studied for their A Levels in Maths, Economics, and General Studies. Following this, Rob Chapman enrolled at the University College of York from 1989 to 1993, where they pursued a BA (Hons) degree in Maths & Sports Science.
In 1994, Rob Chapman studied Insurance Exams at the Chartered Insurance Institute until 1996, earning an ACII qualification. Later in 2011 and 2012, they attended Hult Ashridge for an Executive Leadership Programme, though the field of study is unspecified. Lastly, in 2018, Rob Chapman completed the Runway Programme offered by the School for CEOs, covering areas such as Performance Management, Coaching, High-Performance Teams, Networking & Strategic Influencing.
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Pen Underwriting UK
Welcome to Pen Underwriting, one of the UK’s leading MGA’s. Here at Pen, we’ve come a long way in a short space of time. But the truth is, the journey’s just begun. From a ‘super start-up’ of a dozen or so brands in 2015, to a single cohesive £600m GWP business, we’re setting our sights on our next milestone – with a bold new vision to become a £1bn GWP underwriting & distribution business. We’ve already built a well-known brand, transformed ourselves operationally and created a multi-class, multi-territory virtual insurer – combining all the security and capabilities you’d expect from an insurance company with the entrepreneurial energy, niche expertise and flexibility that MGAs are known for, as well as a true market place for our brokers. We’ve also created a strong culture of one team, which we call One Pen. An underwriting business, led by underwriters. A business that demonstrates every day the added value it brings to customers, colleagues, coverholders, brokers and capacity providers alike. Being part of a strong global organisation, we will continue to focus on core values as well as an emphasis on growing. We will do this by investing in the businesses, the talent and the innovation which will drive our business to the next level. It’s evolution, not revolution. And we’re just getting started.