Helen Croft joins SCOR as Head of Underwriting for UK and Ireland

SCOR is very pleased to announce the appointment of Helen Croft in the newly formed position as Head of Underwriting for the UK and Ireland. 

Helen is already very well known to many within the underwriting and claims communities, particularly with her strong presence at industry events and her involvement as a member of the LUCID committee. 

Helen’s main responsibilities will be managing the SCOR Underwriting Team to provide the very best underwriting service to SCOR's customers, developing a strong market profile, and supporting the Innovation and Marketing teams. Therefore, SCOR customers are going to see a lot of Helen!

Helen joins us from AIG, having spent 14 years there in various underwriting roles and most recently as Chief Underwriter, after beginning her career in underwriting at Aegon. Helen has a wealth of experience relating to underwriting philosophies and strategies and has been at the centre of many underwriting developments at AIG. Therefore, she is going to be a tremendous addition to the SCOR team.

Reporting to Gavin Maguire, Head of SCOR Life & Health for UK and Ireland, Helen will work closely with Phil Cleverley, Chief Underwriter.

Gavin commented, “I am delighted that Helen has joined the SCOR family and I am excited to be working with her as we continue to differentiate our support to all of our customers. Having previously worked with Helen as a customer, I have already seen the passion and energy she can bring to SCOR.” Gavin added “Working with our Chief Underwriter Phil Cleverley and the wider SCOR team, Helen will be focused on helping our clients evolve their underwriting approaches, continually enhancing our SOLEM underwriting manual, and ensuring our underwriting approach is inclusive and protects as many families in the UK and Ireland as we possibly can.”

Helen added, “I’m very excited to be joining SCOR, a company very aligned with my own vision of supporting the development of underwriting so that we can get cover in place for more people, more easily, helping more people to live better lives.

“Having worked for many years as a customer of SCOR, I am excited at the prospect of working for an innovative and dynamic company with extremely talented teams across all disciplines. I have confidence that my recent knowledge and experience with a large insurer will help to enhance and develop our propositions at SCOR for the benefit of our customers.”