Where Conflict Meets Coverage
Partnering with brokers and clients to create tailored solutions for war and political violence risks
Serving as Underwriting and Data Lead, we enhance performance and agility with precise analysis. Our AI-driven underwriting streamlines decisions, helping clients confidently navigate uncertainty in today’s complex and evolving risk environment.
THE TEAM
London
Henry Gillingham
Managing Director & Lead Underwriter
hgillingham@appliedcrisis.com
M: +44 7813 921 252
T: +44 20 4614 5177
Henry has been in this market over 20 years and started the Political Violence & Aviation War division at an Argo Syndicate at Lloyd’s. He served at Westfield Specialty Insurance, London (2020-2024) as Head of Political Violence and War and at Talbot Underwriting, London (2004-2020) as a Hull & War Underwriter, Terrorism & War Underwriter, and Senior Class Underwriter.
Chris Marsh
Senior Underwriter
cmarsh@appliedcrisis.com
T: +44 20 4591 5059
Chris has been in this market over 10 years and started by serving 6 years at Neon Syndicate, London (2014-2020). He served 4 years at Westfield Specialty Insurance, London (2020-2024) as an underwriter of Political Violence and War. He specialises in emerging markets and U.S. and UK domiciled risks.
Chris Sparrow
Senior Underwriter
csparrow@appliedcrisis.com
M: +44 7955 281 680
T: +44 20 4591 5057
Chris has been in the market for 6 years having joined Starstone in 2019 as an Underwriting Assistant in the Crisis Management team. He served 4 years at Westfield Specialty Insurance (previously Argo Global) as an Assistant Underwriter in Political Violence and Aviation War.
Jack Barnett
Underwriter
jbarnett@appliedcrisis.com
M: +44 7955 283 364
T: +44 20 4614 5176
Jack began his career at Westfield Specialty Insurance (previously Argo Global) in 2019 in Exposure Management working on both the Property and Cyber portfolios. Jack took over as the lead analyst for the Political Violence portfolio in 2020, managing exposures, reporting, and optimisation. In 2024, he moved to the Political Violence Underwriting team as an Assistant Underwriter.
Lizzie Clarke
Underwriting Assistant
lclarke@appliedcrisis.com
T: +44 78 0243 2745
Lizzie graduated with a master’s degree from the University of Bath in 2025 and joined the Political Violence team as an Underwriting Assistant, supporting day-to-day underwriting operations and data management.
United States
Joe Walsh
Head of Americas
jwalsh@appliedcrisis.com
+1 917 991 1141
Joe has 17 years of experience in the market, with a focus on war and terrorism. He served at Validus Specialty, NYC (2017-2024) as Senior VP – Head of War and Terrorism USA, at Talbot Underwriting, London (2015-2017) as Class Underwriter, at Liberty Specialty Markets, London (2012-2015) as Deputy Class Underwriter, and at Lancashire Insurance Group, London (2007-2012) as Assistant Underwriter.
Mason Anderson, ARM
Senior Underwriter
manderson@appliedcrisis.com
+1 954 254 5331
Mason has been in this market over 6 years, starting at Validus Specialty and later Mosaic. He joined Applied Crisis Underwriters in 2024 to help build out the US portfolio. He has strong broker relationships across the U.S., having lived in New York City, Washington DC, Tampa, and Fort Lauderdale. Originally from South Florida, he studied Finance and International Business at the University of Florida.
Tain Lucas
Underwriting Assistant
tlucas@appliedcrisis.com
+1 727 510 0509
Tain joined Applied Crisis Underwriters in 2026 to support the continued growth of the U.S. portfolio. Based in New York City, he works closely with brokers and clients across the U.S.
Prior to joining Applied Crisis, Tain worked in investment banking in New York, where he focused on building relationships with investment banks and financial professionals across the country.
Tain studied History at New York University and participated in the Business Bridge program at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business.