Simon Bird commenced his career with Sun Alliance (now RSA) in 1983, after graduating with a degree in German with French and Economics. In 1986 he joined Munich Re’s London branch, leaving in 1989 to further his career at The Victory. Following its takeover by NRG, he joined Eagle Star as Casualty Treaty Underwriter in 1991. In 1997 he left to become Underwriting Director for HIH’s UK branch. He joined Brit Global Specialty in 2000 (then as part of WNM 250) as Casualty Treaty Underwriter to form the Casualty Reinsurance portfolio. In 2019 he was appointed Group Executive Underwriter and Active Underwriter of Syndicate 2988. He stepped down in April, 2025 and was succeeded by Jonathan Mudd.  After 25 years at Brit, Simon is now working on a part time basis and continues to maintain an active involvement in Syndicate 2988 and continues to sit on both syndicates’ Underwriting Committees.  Simon is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute.