Financial Institutions (FI)
Client-centric solutions for complex risks unique to Financial Institutions.
London-based Contour is a specialist underwriting business focused on Financial Institutions (FI), staffed by a team with a strong track record of delivering innovative solutions across market cycles.
We provide underwriting products to a diversified mix of banking, insurance, investment management and emerging FI-related businesses. Our approach balances risk transfer with pragmatic, solution-oriented underwriting, ensuring outcomes are aligned with each client’s specific risk profile.
Contour combines deep expertise, strong broker relationships and advanced technology to move quickly, respond decisively and keep the client at the center of every solution. We leverage established global relationships, underwriting analytics and technology investments to enhance efficiency and access capacity.
We maintain a conservative and transparent approach to deploying capacity, designed to support long-term, sustainable results.
Financial Institutions
Our appetite
Contour seeks to balance FI underwriting across sub-segments, supporting a diversified portfolio of banking, insurance and investment management risks.
Our principal focus includes Crime and D&O solutions for banks, with a more selective appetite for PI.
We have significant appetite for investment managers and consider all strategies other than exotics and litigation funding.
We also have appetite for P&C insurers, MGA/MGUs, life and mutual insurers, P&I clubs, Lloyd’s syndicates and parametric insurers.
- Max limit £/$/€5m
- Open broker-led distribution model, balanced across a deep and diversified roster of broker relationships
- Accessibility via our offices at 22 Bishopsgate or within Lloyd’s of London
- Asset managers
- Investment funds
- PE / VC
- Real estate investment
- Infrastructure investment
- Credit/Debt investment
- Aircraft leasing
- Banks (retail, commercial, central, specialist, challenger)
- P&C Insurer
- CSP’s / Trust Co’s
- Fund administrators
- Wealth managers
- Stock exchanges
- Clearing houses
- Life insurers
- Corporate finance
- Fintech
- Investment banks
- Private banks
- Non-bank lenders
- Stockbrokers
- Commodity trader
- Cryptocurrency / Digital Assets
- Standalone Factoring / Invoice Discounting
- PSP’s
- Exotic investments and litigation funds
- IFA’s
- Crypto exchanges
- SPAC/De-SPAC