» Gian Luigi Di Franco

Gian Luigi Di Franco

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Your Name

Between Ipswich and London (mainly Ipswich)

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Where are you from and based (geographically)?

Between Ipswich and London (mainly Ipswich)

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Who do you work for, and what’s your role?

Solicitor; my team assist give legal advice to the claims department on issues arising on their claims

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How long have you been in the world of re/insurance?

I am 35, I have been re/insurance legacy since 18…so 17 years.

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What do you love most about your career?

The variety of work available and the people I work with.

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Any particular successes or key projects you’ve been involved in of late?

Qualifying as a solicitor last year after 6-7 years of full time work/part time study with two children arriving in that time.

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What do you think is the perception of the legacy sector, or a misunderstanding that needs to be ‘debunked’?

It is no longer a market in run off, but a market providing run off solutions. Run off solutions are available for much more than business that is decades old, but a solution for even the most live and active underwriters. We do not trawl through dusty boxes of old underwriting and claims files to help adjust or commute a book of asbestos losses. The business and claims managed are much more current; you can see issues developing and even reported in the news.

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Given you’ve attracted IRLA boards attention and been offered a particular role at the Association, please share more about that position and what it involves, as well as what you hope to achieve in the coming 12 months of that post

I will be a director of IRLA, which has happened now as Stephen Roberts of RiverStone is retiring from the board and I will also be the company secretary, which means a lot of work with the Secretariat team who are great. I am replacing Mark Everiss after 15 years so it will be different. I hope to continue Stephen’s good work in promoting high standards and professionalism in the market. I also aim to provide young professionals with opportunities to develop themselves.

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What would you say to someone considering becoming a member of IRLA?

There is something for everyone at IRLA.

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What do you like to do in your spare time?

I play a bit tennis and darts. I enjoy spending time with my two young children.

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Tell us how you came to be involved in the Association

I initially attended IRLA training events and then Jenny Fair directed me to the YPG and I took an interest in that. I stood for a place on the YPG Committee, and was later voted into the deputy chairman role. When the Legacy Claims Committee was created I was asked to represent RiverStone. Following succession talks with the LCL board I was recently invited to become company secretary and later a director of LCL following Paul Corver’s retirement.

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