Merlin has been set up specifically to concentrate delivering the value of Cost-effective Underwriting. We have some of the best people with experience in underwriting and its problems, and who have actually solved the dilemma of the conficting demands of throughput, costs and quality.

Merlin has two Associates.

Ray Bone, ACAI

.Has worked for:

• Legal & General
• Zurich Life
• Underwriting Direct

Has been:

• Chief Life Underwriter
• Director of Underwriting
• Board Member for Business Development and Quality

Has done: 

• Design of a full range of Life Assurance products
• Development of underwriting systems

Offices held: 

• Chairman of self help group for handicapped children, based in Worthing.
• Committee member of a charitable foundation to help handicapped children
• Deputy Chairman of school governors

Public speaking:

• Presented at IFA seminars in London and elsewhere

Tom Dunwoodie, FCII

Has worked for: 

• Imperial Life Assurance of Canada
• Imperial Trident(Laurentian Life)
• Swiss Reinsurance, Swiss Reinsurance Company UK
• Company Life & Health Limited
• Medicals Direct Group

Has been: 

• Chief Underwriter
• Life Underwriting Manager
• Audit Manager

Has done: 

• UndertakenpProduct Design and Marketing
• Written underwriting Manuals
• Built a Long Term Care insurance underwriting Strategy (in conjunction with Mckinsey and Company)
• Best Practice research
• Developed underwriting Guidelines for life, disability, critical illness and long term care
• Computer Based training course in critical illness
• Developed a Life Underwriting benchmarking tool

Offices held: 

• Chairman of Benefactors Club (Association of UK life underwriters)
• Chairman of Swiss Reinsurance Company’s Investor in People Committee

Public speaking:

• Presented at insurance markets and Swiss Reinsurance Company seminars in London, Zurich, Dublin and USA
• Ran underwriting workshops for clients

Working together.....

We also draw on the considerable experience and expertise of the people in Voyager Solutions (UK) Ltd. Together we bring together knowledge of business improvement, project management, people development, training, and a whole range of skills necessary to get your business working efficiently and profitably.

Voyager has been in business since 1998. We pride ourselves on speaking plain English, and being practical and pragmatic. We do do not impose pre-defined answers to business issues, but instead listen carefully to you, the people with questions and concerns. We do not have the overheads associated with a major consultancy, and can offer good rates for a personal, bespoke service.

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