Who we are

C&C Group maintains a unique position in the insurance sector combining its reputation, wealth of knowledge, and agile approach to innovation and change.

Our goal is to assist people in carrying on with their lives without any stress by providing them with peace of mind by making insurance easy, straightforward, and fair.

Our vision

Our Vision

Our vision is to make insurance an easy, embracing, and positive force in the world.

Our vision

Our Mission

Our goal is to strengthen trust in our company by providing expert consumer care and products which meet our clients’ needs for today and tomorrow.

CEO

Message from our Board

Our core values are outlined in a recent message collectively from the Board

“We have a critical responsibility to our customers, colleagues and the community. By behaving with integrity and duty of responsibility, we signify to our customers, each other and all our stakeholders that we care about them and that we are worthy of their trust in us. The financial services industry is undergoing a fundamental evolution.

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Key Personnel

Our goal is to strengthen trust in our company by providing expert consumer care and products which meet our clients’ needs for today and tomorrow.

Niraz Buhari
Niraz Buhari
CEO
Grant Burrows
Grant Burrows
Group Chairman
Simon Shaw
Simon Shaw
Director
Chetan Mankar
Chetan Mankar
Director
Nell Dixon
Neil Dixon
Director
Chris Beasley
Chris Beasley
Head of Operations
Flaz Hussain
Fiaz Hussain
Legal Counsel
Gary Pigot
Gary Pigot
Senior Underwriter
David Hully
David Hully
Non-Executive Director
Simson Shaw
Director

Simon is an experienced director with a history of working in a range of industries, including the retail, distribution, and customer service industries. He became a director of Asurit in 2009 and currently heads the compliance function.

Chetan Mankar
Director

Chetan began his sales career with an investment company after completing his Post Graduate studies, back in 2006. Subsequently, he moved to into the energy industry, taking on a District Manager role. Following this, Chetan transferred to the insurance industry as a broker in a London based insurance broking firm. In 2011, the experience gained up to this point prompted him to successfully found his own insurance broking firm. Upon acquisition of his company in 2016, Chetan joined the Asurit board as the Sales Director.

Chetan now heads of our Sales and Business development arm for C&C Insurance Group

Neil Dixon
Director

Prior to joining the insurance industry, Neil managed successful multimillion-pound projects for a number of large food and drink manufacturing companies. During these projects, Neil was also responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance with stringent quality and food safety standards for both existing products and potential new products. His experience also extends to sales resulting from several years spent selling a range of renewable energy and LZC technologies to both domestic and commercial customers. More recently he was also an awards judge to choose the best regional businesses and talents.

Neil joined Asurit in 2016 and within the Group oversees Quality Control, Operations and Compliance.

Chris Beasley
Head of Operations

Chris started his career gaining insurance experience in motor claims management before moving on to a key operational role at a start-up legal services provider, helping grow the business to acquisition for £60M by an AIM listed legal services company. Chris remained within the group and went on to lead various business functions within the wider group. Further acquisition resulted in Chris leading the Client Intake function of one of the largest claimant law firms in the UK. Chris joined the group in 2020 and his operational expertise, knowledge and skill-set is perfectly aligned with the C&C Group’s vision providing detail-orientated leadership in a complex market.

Fiaz Hussain
Legal Counsel

Fiaz was called to the Bar in 2011 and after several years in private practice focusing on general civil and commercial litigation, he made the transition to join us as Legal Counsel. In addition to dealing with the Group's legal interests, he is also involved in the oversight of all aspects of the group’s regulatory compliance.

Gary Pigot
Senior Underwriter

With over 40 years’ experience in the Insurance industry, Gary joined the offices of C&C in Feb 2021 as Senior Underwriter Insurance & Reinsurance, having spent the previous 6 years as underwriter for a Lloyds Coverholder writing A&H and property business. As a former Underwriting Member of Lloyds and having managed major insurers/reinsurers in London, USA, Europe, Caribbean and South Africa, Gary has accumulated a wealth of knowledge and experience in underwriting and captive management. During this time he has built lasting relationships with clients and intermediaries alike across the globe.

David Hully
Non-Executive Director

David is a Partner at RISCS, an award-winning independent consultancy providing captive insurance & alternative risk transfer (ART) strategic risk advice to brokers, underwriters and corporate clients. With over 24 years of international financial services experience encompassing insurance, management consulting, asset management and investment banking, he has directed and designed numerous insurance engagements for multi-national clients. He is an insurance professional focusing on risk management and corporate innovation for financial efficiency including hard-market solutions.

Prior to joining RISCS, David managed large client programs at a global corporate solutions group for 14 years. Before this, David worked as a financial services industry focused strategy consultant, a Director and Officer's (D&O) Insurance Senior Underwriter, and an investment analyst. David holds an MBA with Distinction and Strategy Concentration from London Business School, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, and a BSc in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)."