iCAN Coffee with the CEO with Jeremy Shallow - CUO of Westfield Specialty

Join iCAN's (Insurance Cultural Awareness Network) "Coffee with the CEO" series on 16th September 2025 with Westfield Specialty International's, Jeremy Shallow, Chief Underwriting Officer!

What is Coffee with the CEO?

In an effort to connect our members and provide them with access to senior executives across the insurance sector, we work with our sponsors and partners to pull together an all-star cast of C-Suite individuals from across the industry to host career sessions with iCAN members. In these sessions they will discuss everything from career advice to their views on the industry and insights into their own career journey - essentially everything you need to empower your own career.

About Jeremy Shallow

Jeremy Shallow was appointed Chief Underwriting Officer for Specialty Underwriting at Westfield Specialty International in March 2025. Prior to that he was Deputy CUO and Active underwriter since 2022. In this role, he provides strategic underwriting oversight while guiding the development and execution of the business’s specialty portfolio.

Jeremy has more than 20 years of experience in underwriting and structured finance. Since joining Syndicate 1200 in 2016, he has held key leadership roles, including Head of Specialty, where he built new business lines in Political Violence and War, managed the remediation of Accident and Health, and oversaw the response to the COVID-19 crisis in the Contingency book.

Previously, he was Deputy Head of Credit and Political Risk at Aspen Insurance Group where he played a central role in expanding and diversifying the company’s portfolio. Earlier in his career, he was a Director in Insurance Solutions at WestLB AG, responsible for sourcing and purchasing credit and political risk insurance for the bank’s global loan portfolio.

Who is Westfield Specialty International

Westfield Specialty International offers strategic, creative insurance coverage that helps protect businesses, recover losses, and assist in driving growth for clients.

Their London based business is focussed on solving problems for clients and finding creative solutions.

Their experienced team work alongside their broker partners to deliver an outstanding proposition to the London Market, through their well-established Lloyd’s Syndicate 1200 and their office in Dubai.

Please sign up by 12th September 2025, as only a limited number of seats are available.

The morning session session is designed to be open and interactive, with discussion and an opportunity for members to ask Jeremy about his extensive career in insurance and gain career advice and tips on development and leadership topics.

The session will open with breakfast at 8:30 am, followed by the discussion at 9:00 am.If you're interested in participating in this session, please click the link below to fill out the form, a limited number of iCAN members will then be selected based on their answers.

*There may be photography at the event where the images are used for any iCAN Media or promotion - if you wish for your image not to be used, please let us know.

Please note: Our events are designed predominantly for Financial Services professionals. This event has been created to encourage candid discussions amongst participants who support iCAN’s mission of creating inclusive workplaces and we want to respect the integrity of the space and the value for our host sponsors.

To preserve iCAN’s mission we kindly request external recruitment and media representatives do not attend iCAN Coffee with the CEO events. Your support by respecting these boundaries is greatly appreciated. If you are recruiter or member of the press and would like to attend, please get in touch with us on contact@i-can.me