To provide service which is fast, attentive, thoughtful and deliberate, providing brokers and corporate clients with exactly what they need.

We formed a small team: impeccably qualified; hugely experienced; and sparking with talent, supporting each other and you, the people who work in D&O.

Create a positive, values driven working culture which encourages the creativity and bravery of our team to learn, share and contribute to the success of our firm, the work of our client/partners as well as raising standards within the D&O sector. 

Design and implement processes for creating cover D&O solutions better, enabled by our own bespoke proprietary innovative and effective technology we accelerated the speed at which D&O solutions can be designed and provided. We believe in data, to better inform the decision making of our empowered underwriters.

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Rising Edge set out to
Reimagine D&O Insurance

Since launch in 2021 our approach and ethos have set us apart in the world of D&O.

 Meet the Rising Edge Team

Our team of motivated D&O specialists is unified by an intense drive to boldly see the D&O industry anew.

Philippe Gouraud

CEO and founder

International insurance leader with over 30 years’ experience in the Global and London insurance industry. I judge our own performance based on what our business partners and clients say of us.

Yoel Brightman

Managing Director, Head of Underwriting, founder

Experienced D&O leader with 17 years of underwriting experience and portfolio management.

Owen Dacey

Head of Claims and General Counsel

UK qualified solicitor with 10 years of experience handling international management and professional liability claims across a broad range of jurisdictions. Owen has handled claims ranging in complexity and value, from handling small private company claims through to handling multi-jurisdiction regulatory investigations, and some of the largest US securities class action settlements on record.

Miles Murphy

COO and FD

A Chartered Accountant with 30 years of insurance finance and operations experience across both commercial and consumer insurance having worked in London, China, Singapore and Switzerland.

Isabel Alvarez

Head of HR and Communications

FCIPD Qualified Employment Relations & People expert with an Industrial Relations Degree, 15 years’ experience handling disputes in diverse industries and sectors as a Trainer, Mediator and Conciliator.

Eleanor Eglintine

Underwriting Team Manager

ACII qualified D&O expert with 7 years’ experience in the London market performing a wide range of roles including Client Executive, Broker and Underwriter.

Jamie Banks

Senior Underwriter

Directors and Officers expert with 4 years of experience in the London market and BSc (hons) in Economics and Politics.

Tom Dickman

Senior Underwriter

Tom has Worked in the London insurance market for nine years since graduating with a BA (hons) in History.

Hamza King

Underwriting Assistant

Hamza has an academic background having worked as a policy researcher at a think tank before completing an MSc in Philosophy and Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He's also Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Phlexible Philosophy, a public philosophy publication and podcast where he sits down with leading thinkers to discuss their work.

Gabriel Shemirani

Underwriting Assistant

Gabriel is a Mathematics and Economics undergraduate at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Pre-university he raised and invested money in handpicked basket of stocks and shares, and has prior internship experience in Sales & Trading and Investment Banking

Lisa Didia

Finance Assistant

Lisa recently graduated from the University of Manchester with a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics and is looking forward to a long career involving finance administration.

Kelly Lyles

Non Executive Director

International insurance leader with 35 years’ experience in underwriting and general management in global commercial insurance. Has lived and worked in the United States, the United Kingdom and France and has held global roles based in London with remits covering Europe, AsiaPac, LatAm and the USA and Canada.

Nick Moore

Non Executive Director

Certified Business Psychologist, specialising in leadership and creating high performing teams. Nick was a serial entrepreneur in the music industry in the 1990s, culminating in co-founding the UK’s first music dotcom. He has spent the last 2 decades helping various businesses scale up to become leaders in their sectors.

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A book about who we are as a brand, and what we do as a business.