Devonshire Underwriting

About Devonshire

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”

Leonardo da Vinci

Our aspiration is to be a market-leading, trusted transactional risk underwriter;  respected for our deep expertise and execution record, and valued as a key strategic partner for our brokers and clients. Through our agile structure, experience and subject-matter expertise, we believe that we are ideally placed to deliver reliable, responsive solutions for the most demanding transactional insurance requirements.

We have a unique blend of proven expertise, professional disciplines and leading underwriting experience across the major transactional risk products.

We provide intelligent, sophisticated solutions for large legal risks.

We are agile. We are proactive. We deliver.

The Team

Natasha Attray – Partner

Natasha  is a qualified tax practitioner who joined the M&A insurance market in 2018 and has over five years of experience underwriting bespoke tax specific products as well as tax issues within W&I deals. Before underwriting tax risks, she worked in the M&A tax team at KPMG in London advising on tax matters in a diverse range of sectors.

Natasha Attray – Partner

James Dodd – Partner

James is a qualified lawyer who trained and worked at a number of leading US firms in London, including Weil and Shearman & Sterling. He has over seven years experience of underwriting W&I and Specific Contingency risk exposures with particular expertise in major cross-border transactions and high-value emerging markets deals.

James Dodd – Partner

James Fletcher – Partner

James is one of the most experienced W&I underwriters in the market, having over 12 years experience underwriting W&I risks. He has led many major W&I insurance placements with particular expertise in real estate, energy and infrastructure risks.

James Fletcher – Partner

Charles Turnham – Partner

Charles has over eight years’ experience of underwriting W&I and Specific Contingency risks and has led many major insurance placements for both products. Prior to entering the transactional risk insurance market, he worked as an M&A lawyer for two major City firms.

Charles Turnham – Partner

Our underwriting Partners

Our underwriting partners are a panel of A-rated Lloyd’s syndicates and other insurance companies. Devonshire is able to deploy an automatic per-risk line size of up to EUR 35,000,000 pursuant to the terms of the delegated authority from its insurance partners.

Our Culture

We cultivate a wholesome working environment which encourages fellowship, growth, shared knowledge and achievement.

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