Head of Terrorism and Deadly Weapons Protection
London, UK
+44 (0)20 7674 7412
chris.parker@beazley.com
Beazley’s Head of Terrorism and Deadly Weapon Protection, Chris Parker, is a member of our underwriting governance committee and the delegated authority oversight committee. He is also the chairman of the Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) terrorism and political violence panel and a member of the LMA non marine committee. He joined Beazley in 2011. and is a quoted expert and frequent speaker at conferences including RIMS, URMIA, PRIMA, PLUS and the CPCU Reinsurance Symposium.
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