With more than 50 years of experience in insurance and reinsurance brokerage, Mark Shilton, an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute, offers his clients first-rate expertise both internationally and in the French market. Early in his career, he headed the International and Reinsurance Division at CECAR, which later became Marsh France.
As a key account manager in Europe, the U.S., and Asia for over 15 years, Mark also headed operations at the Groupement de Réassurance Français, which was later acquired by Guy Carpenter France, before founding his own company, MSI, in 1996.
Anticipating the needs of the direct insurance and reinsurance markets, which were undergoing major restructuring, Mark focused his efforts on developing “specialty broking,” investment, and “excess and surplus lines,” and today concentrates on underwriting as a Managing General Agent (MGA).
Keeping pace with and anticipating market trends, MSI has diversified its product line and is now a major player in affinity insurance, construction, miscellaneous financial losses, and specialty risks.
The team
Management
After 20 years of experience as a wholesale broker and Coverholder at Lloyd’s, Gilles joined us in July 2022 to bring his solid experience in wholesale business development, his network of insurers, reinsurers, and insurance brokers, as well as his expertise in digitalization and information systems.
As Head of Sales, he is committed to prioritizing broker satisfaction to ensure sustainable and profitable growth.
Bilingual, he also manages relationships with insurers regarding the products he is responsible for developing.
James Wiseman, MBA, is also an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute and has been working in the insurance industry for over 10 years.
James began his career as a Project Manager in Underwriting and Investments at Homeserve PLC, before being hired by industry leaders such as AIG, Marsh Affinity, and ACE European Group in advisory and underwriting roles, allowing him to gain extensive expertise. Before joining MSI, James served as Director of Pricing and Risk Management at Asurion Europe and Managing Director of Volcan Underwriting Ltd.
James specializes in sales and business development, product regulation, and compliance, managing key accounts and advising clients on all financial aspects of their insurance programs.
A graduate of EDC Paris and the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nathalie has been working in the insurance industry—primarily in reinsurance—for 39 years.
After gaining extensive experience in global treaty underwriting at Allianz Via Assurances, Nathalie joined MSI in 2007.
Bilingual, she serves as “Underwriter on the MSI Lloyd’s Property Binder” and heads MSI’s Back Office. Responsible for accounting for premiums and claims across all portfolios placed with various clients, Nathalie also manages contract monitoring and the compilation of statistics.
