The board

Ultimate control of SIMIA’s affairs rests with the board of directors. The board is drawn from the Members of company and consists of partners in firms of solicitors insured by SIMIA. The board has the power to appoint up to two directors who are not partners in a firm. The maximum number of directors permitted by the Articles of Association is fifteen.

The board is currently made up of 11 Members. The directors are mostly senior partners in their respective firms, some of whom specialise in insurance and reinsurance law and regulation.

The board meets on at least three occasions each year. The directors delegate the day-to-day management of SIMIA to the managers, who specialise in managing insurance mutuals and form the principal contact between SIMIA and its Members.

The board retains responsibility for setting SIMIA’s strategies and policies, but it has established a number of specialist committees to report to the board on key areas of strategy and policy.