Insurance & Financial Services practice announces the expansion of its senior leadership

Hymans Robertson LLP has promoted Nick Ford to Head of UK Insurance & Financial Services (IFS) and Iain Macintyre to Head of Risk & Capital, with Andrew Valentine joining the firm as Head of Insurance Strategy. These promotions further grow the IFS team at the leading financial service consultancy.

Nick, a partner within the firm, is promoted to Head of UK Insurance & Financial Services having previously led on Risk and Capital services. He has c.20 years of experience in insurance actuarial consulting and was previously at KPMG for 15 years. In his new role, Nick will be overseeing the firm’s award-winning team of dedicated insurance actuarial and risk professionals across the key service lines of Risk & Capital, Insurance Investment & ALM, Longevity and Products, across the Life Insurance and General Insurance markets.

Iain takes on the role of Head of Risk & Capital, having joined Hymans Robertson in 2022 and previously acting as Head of Capital Management. He has over 20 years of experience and as Head of Risk & Capital, Iain will be leading the team on work supporting our clients on risk and capital management, capital modelling, regulatory requirements, regulated roles, independent expert and assurance and strategy. 

Andrew has been appointed to Head of Insurance Strategy. He is a life actuary with 20 years of industry experience. He joins from Royal London, with experience across a range of areas including court schemes (Part VII and Part 26), with-profits, M&A, bulk annuities, financial reporting, capital modelling, product development and pricing, and non-executive roles. At Royal London he led the successful delivery of a series of major transformation projects. In his new role, drawing on his wide-ranging experience, he will support clients across a variety of strategic and complex projects to achieve their business objectives. 

Commenting on Nick’s appointment, Emma McWilliam, Global Head of Insurance & Financial Services says:  

“The insurance industry faces significant growth opportunities within an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. Nick’s sharp strategic focus helps clients to build their businesses in a sustainable way and is underpinned by his unique blend of exceptional technical leadership and straightforward, collaborative and friendly approach. Nick is a superb leader with the skills to drive our future growth plans.” 

Commenting on the changes within the senior team, Nick Ford, Head of UK Insurance & Financial Services, Hymans Robertson says:  

“These are exciting times for the insurance industry and for the Insurance & Financial Services team at Hymans Robertson. I am delighted and honoured to take on the new role and look forward to expanding our offerings to support our clients’ growth opportunities.” 

In his new role as Head of UK Insurance & Financial Services, Nick Ford comments on Iain and Andrew’s new roles, and says: 

“Iain has been a fantastic addition to our leadership since joining, having led some of our largest capital optimisation projects as well as providing a fresh perspective on digital capabilities. 

“Andrew has breadth of industry and technical expertise and has experience creating lasting and meaningful benefits for policyholders.  

“I’m thrilled to be working alongside Andrew, Iain and their teams, to help our clients sharpen their competitive edge.”