Age: 31
Des Partridge is XL Catlin’s full-time product recall underwriter in Australia and has achieved a high retention rate in his first full year in that role. In addition, he is responsible for driving XL Catlin’s annual Knowledge Hub series, a three-state roadshow designed to educate and facilitate discussion of the topical issues and challenges facing the industry. His involvement in this has seen Partridge play an instrumental role in bringing awareness of crisis management and product recall solutions to the Australian insurance market. He is currently planning the launch of the 2017 series. Partridge strives to achieve broad expertise across all business classes, diversifying his skillset beyond underwriting and using innovative ideas to maximise process effectiveness. On top of that, he is a keen advocate of innovation and making change happen and is described by one colleague as “an obvious asset to XL Catlin”.
