EQUINE
Senior schemes developer
SEIB Insurance Brokers
Anthony Burnett has worked on SEIB Insurance Brokers’ equine team for 15 years. Involved with all aspects of the firm’s specialist horse insurance scheme, Burnett’s responsibilities include drafting policy wordings, writing and amending underwriting guides, liaising with partner insurers, and more. In addition, he is involved in enhancing and refreshing the e-trade variant of the horse insurance scheme.
In the equine market, it is essential for insurance advisors to understand and identify with clients should the worst happen to the client’s horse, something Burnett achieves with his caring and empathic approach.
IBUK: How did you get into the equine insurance space?
Anthony Burnett: I, like a lot of people who work in insurance, fell into it quite by accident. I started at SEIB Insurance Brokers in the summer of 2003 as a holiday job when I was in between my second and third years at Writtle College studying for a degree in equine studies; 15 years later, I’m still here. I love specialising in this area, as it relates to what I’m interested in and means that I get to do a job that I really enjoy.
IBUK: What are the main challenges in this market?
AB: Keeping a horse is an expensive hobby, so horse owners will generally do their best to keep the costs of owning a horse to a minimum. However, when it comes to insuring the horse, cheapest doesn’t always mean the best cover. It can therefore be challenging to make equine clients aware of this and that opting for the cheapest policy may not be the most costeffective decision in the long term.
IBUK: What are the biggest risks facing equine clients?
AB: These would be the liability associated with a horse causing damage or bodily injury to a third party and the everincreasing cost of vet bills.
