Our Achievements

We are measured on the success of our delivery and on the productivity of our working relationships. Put simply, our reputation rests on results and on the quality of our service to you.

Atticus consultants have substantial experience in successfully delivering projects for underwriters, general insurers, brokers and solution providers. We offer Associates who are internationally experienced having successfully delivered projects in the UK, Europe and the US and with a solid understanding of the cultural challenges this can bring.

In our first year of trading we delivered a large number of successful projects for our valued client base. Our excellent delivery and productivity continues into 2010:

Our 2010 achievements:

  • On January 8th 2010 we successfully went live with a complex project to deliver Direct Debit functionality across Fine Art and High Net Worth business lines for the french operation of a Top 5 retail insurer. This project involved multiple work streams across IT, Underwriting and Compliance functions.

Our 2009 achievements included:

  • Successful management and completion of a major US business expansion programme (FTSE 250 insurer). Our Associate's in-depth Lloyd's experience enabled the US team to build up their knowledge of complex property placements and reinsurance and ensured the end-to-end processing at the Lloyd's syndicates was in place. Systems and Operational processes have been created to enable writing 'big ticket' risks in the US, requiring considerable analysis to structure their requirements.
  • Upgrade of a major online system to update a terrorism underwriting facility for a speciality insurer has provided users with an increased reporting facility for book management with additional reporting fields that adhere to new Lloyd's regulations.
  • A successful e-placing implementation with a large insurer for Terrorism business in 2008 led to us delivering Phase 2 to an additional business group in Q1 2009.
  • A major upgrade of Room's EXACT, a risk modelling upgrade to improve off-shore cat modelling and enable more accurate / efficient new business quotations, was well-managed to deliver on time prior to the critical renewals period.
  • Successful interim management of a major European portfolio of projects for a leading retail insurer, implementing a more productive team structure and working process between IT and the business.
  • The successful application of the Atticus MI & Data Framework to assist a blue chip insurer with their EDW enhancement project (Outwards RI Focus). This work is ongoing as we continue to deliver value and specialist expertise within the insurance MI / Data warehousing space.

Our 2008 achievements included:

  • The roll out of a major new Lloyd's syndicate ($150M capacity) across multiple system platforms supporting US cover holder business growth.
  • The assisted implementation of core underwriting systems for a major Lloyd's syndicate.
  • The design, delivery and deployment of a new broker scheduling system for underwriters. The system informs brokers in real-time of the underwriter's availability and number currently queuing to see them through a large display on the Lloyd's trading floor, thus allowing brokers to better optimise the timing of their visit and enabling the team to operate effectively without being on the Lloyd's floor. The project met very tight time scales driven by the renewal season, was successfully completed within two months and described as a 'fantastic job' by the project sponsor.
  • Successfully managing the re-platforming of a major B2C transactional website  to a new server base with upgraded operating systems and databases. This high risk project required precision delivery to ensure minimal business interruption during a high traffic period coinciding with a major TV advertising campaign.
  • The implementation of a web placing platform for straightforward Terrorism risks, freeing up time for more complex, high value transactions at  the Lloyd's box. Solid business understanding was essential for effective communication with the underwriters, from defining business requirements through customisation, testing and implementation, alongside managing 3rd party system providers and the internal IT team. The underwriting team were very pleased with the delivered system and decided to deploy the system on a wider basis in 2009.
  • Strategic planning and the preparation of a comprehensive business case for major IT investment (FTSE 250 insurer).
  • Business Application performance issues - technical troubleshooting and resolution.
  • International infrastructure expansion for a major insurer.
Our achievements