Brains Behind Abimar Brokers
Meet The Team.
Abimar brokers was formed with a mission to improve the alignment of interest in the international insurance broking market. Here are the profiles of the key people behind the idea and those helping to make it a reality.
Jonathon Lane.
Founder / Director
Jonathon has 20 years’ experience in the global insurance markets gained across a wide spectrum of businesses including on a number of Boards of London Market Brokers. His experience was augmented in his 20s by working and holding senior managerial roles within some of the leading insurance consultancy businesses. His focus has always been on insurance innovation, from founding his own Cyber MGA, to implementing and sponsoring more efficient ways of trading internationally. Having worked and lived in the US, UK and Bermuda he brings a unique perspective to the global (re)insurance market.
Having seen the market from the inside, it was this insight which drove him to launch Abimar Brokers in 2020 ensuring that there is a better more aligned way to do business in the international insurance markets.
Alan Lane.
Founder
Prior to helping to found Abimar, Alan had 35 years’ experience in the London/International/Regional insurance markets. He was highly experienced in the general, marine and credit insurance sectors of the insurance industry. He has held a series of senior positions and board roles within Lloyds broking companies/Insurance companies which included Alexander Stenhouse, Sedgwick, Willis and Credit Insurance Brokers.
Alan’s international experience was gained whilst working for Price Forbes in their Johannesburg office in South Africa. He was also an underwriting member of Lloyds of London from 1985 to 2012.
Charmaine Snyed.
Partner Advisor
Charmaine Sneyd is the Chief Executive Officer of Vox Africa Brokers, based in Johannesburg, South Africa she has over 34 years of experience in the South African reinsurance broker market.
Before joining Vox Charmaine successfully ran her own reinsurance brokerage, where she was instrumental in driving growth and establishing long-term partnerships. Charmaine has also held senior roles at Guy Carpenter.
Under her leadership at Vox, Charmaine continues to drive innovation, foster strategic relationships, and deliver value to clients.
Giles Russell.
Partner Advisor
Giles Russell had a 20 year career in the Royal Hong Kong Police before moving to South Africa and developing Giles Russell and Associates, a Johannesburg-based risk assessment and loss adjusting company specialising in marine insurance, Goods in Transit and Stock Throughput risks. The business has taken Giles throughout southern, central and east Africa where he has developed a broad range of contacts with valuable skills relevant to his business.
Giles’s previous involvement in security related matters makes him a valuable resource to companies looking for advice with regard to developing business in these regions.
Rikus Heystek.
Partner Advisor
Rikus Heystek is a director of Insist Risk Managers a Lloyd’s OMC and South African based Broker.
With over 14 years of experience within the international insurance industry he currently manages and oversees a number of world-class insurance facilities backed by international carriers.