Sarah Lo Piparo
Sarah Lo Piparo is an Underwriter on the W&I team. Before joining VALE, Sarah was an associate at Orrick Italy, where she focused on M&A, private equity, and venture capital deals. Before Orrick, Sarah trained at Willkie Farr & Gallagher in Milan, in the corporate and M&A department. Sarah has extensive experience in private M&A, […]
Simar Walia
Underwriting Assistant in the W&I team. Prior to joining VALE in September 2023, Simar graduated from Imperial College London in MSc Finance, where she expanded her knowledge in M&A, Private Equity, Corporate Finance, and Asset Management. Her previous engagement involved serving as a Financial Research Intern at TradePenetrate. She completed her undergraduate studies in Mathematics […]
Rebecca Harries
Rebecca Harries is an Underwriter in the Contingent Risks and ATE team. Before moving into the insurance industry, Rebecca practiced as a commercial litigator for over four and a half years. Rebecca joined from Lewis Silkin LLP, where she was an associate in the Dispute Resolution team and, prior to this, she trained and qualified as […]
Steven Rajavinothan
Steven Rajavinothan is a Senior Underwriter in the Contingent Risks and ATE team. Steven joined from Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP, where he was an associate in the Commercial and Financial Disputes practice. Prior to joining Reynolds Porter Chamberlain in 2017, Steven trained at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, working in the firm’s London and Singapore offices. […]
Matt Hudson
Matt Hudson is an Underwriting Assistant in the W&I team. Matt joined VALE in October 2022 from the Lloyd’s of London Insurance Graduate Scheme. Matt rotated through the Market Development and Performance Management – Risk & Control teams at Lloyd’s, as well as spending time at both Willis Towers Watson and Tokio Marine HCC in […]
Shane Bhangoo
Shane Bhangoo is an Underwriting Assistant in the W&I team. Prior to joining VALE, Shane read the LL.M. at King’s College London with a focus on intellectual property law, information technology law, international finance, and business law. Prior to his LL.M., Shane read law at Anglia Ruskin University, where he also undertook the Legal Practice […]
Olivia Vice
Olivia Vice is a Senior Underwriter in the W&I team. Olivia joined from Hogan Lovells, where she was a senior associate focusing on investment and corporate real estate transactions. Prior to joining Hogan Lovells, Olivia was an investment manager at Ingenious Investments specialising in real estate financing transactions. Olivia trained and practiced as a solicitor […]
Victoria Goodsell
Victoria Goodsell is an Underwriter in the W&I team. Vicky joined from Dentons, where she trained and was practicing as a solicitor in the banking & finance group. In addition to past experience in financial services, in 2019 Vicky spent six months on secondment from Dentons to Beazley’s W&I team. Vicky holds a degree in […]
Mathias Beyer
Mathias Beyer is a Senior Underwriter in the W&I team. Mathias joined from Linklaters in Düsseldorf, Germany, focusing on private M&A transactions and corporate restructurings in the mid to large-cap sector. Mathias studied law at the University of Passau, Germany, before completing his legal clerkship (Referendariat) at the regional court of Münster with stages at […]
Kevin Costello
Kevin Costello is a Director, W&I. Kevin joined the W&I market in 2017 after a successful career within Civil Service and law and led Ambridge’s European Transactional Risks business based in Frankfurt, Germany. Kevin holds a degree in French and German from the University of Oxford and practised law as a barrister with Travers Smith, […]