2023
Rising Edge
Challenge Cup
Guests from across the London Insurance markets headed to Champion Hill, home of Dulwich Hamlet Football Club in wonderful south-east London on Thursday 4th May 2023.
They came to compete for the inaugural Rising Edge Challenge Cup, and for the after-match social. Both absolute quality.
Team Talk by Philippe
Thank you to everyone who came to what was a really special event at which we were proud to have so many colleagues, partners and friends.
Especially…
To our brokers who trusted us in our early days through today to look after our common clients’ D&O's interests.
To our eco-system partners, a diverse group of companies, all leaders in their sectors, with whom we have partnered to build our unique and proprietary trading platform. To the finance and actuarial experts we work with. And to the various solicitors who accompany us on corporate law, regulations, and who form our claim advisory network.
To the members of the press and communication world who have kindly covered our first steps with curiosity and with their pointed questions and helped establish our brand.
To our competitors as well – of course in the early days we had to deal with a few elbows, fair game! No Yellow card to anyone. We are now able to constructively play a role in the market to service our common brokers and clients. The market needed all of us, and will continue to need all of us.
To our Rising Edge team and non-exec Directors; who have shown the courage and entrepreneurial vision to join what was a start up in 2021, and what is now an established player in the London market, expanding across Europe and onto new lines of business.
And finally, thank you to our friends and partners at Dulwich Hamlet FC who worked so hard to put this event on. When we started our sponsorship of the The Hamlet in the summer 0f 2022 we thought were teaming up with a club which shares so many of our values and aspirations, and they do. We know we’ve found a really special community and football club, one we’re proud to continue to sponsor into the coming 23/24 season.
Without this vast group of talented people, our anniversary event, the 2023 Rising Edge Challenge Cup would not have been possible.
Thank you all once more for making the 2023 Rising Edge Challenge Cup so much fun. And keep a eye out for announcements about the 2024 Challenge Cup – there’s sure to be one and we’d love to see you there!
Match Report
To celebrate Rising Edge’s second anniversary Thursday May 4th 2023 saw two invitation teams of footballers from across the London insurance market battle it out at Champion Hill, home of Dulwich Hamlet FC.
Rising Edge’s ‘Home’ team, the Market Sharks, played in Dulwich’s traditional pink and blue and were managed by Hamlet striker Danny Mills. Opposition was provided by the Broker Bulls managed by Hamlet women’s team manager Ryan Dempsey and Hamlet legend Sanchez Ming.
The Bulls charged out to a two goal early lead by the first break but were pegged back by a resurgent Sharks team which scored four goals, including one worldie from the half-way line.
As you’d expect from bullish brokers, the away team came back, levelling the score at 4-4 and with the game finely balanced and heading for penalties the Sharks scored the decider and the victory was with the market.
Below is the team sheet of the match.