Claude Lefebvre
Insurance Advisor · Co-founder, Helix Underwriting Partners
Claude is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Helix Underwriting Partners, a multi-jurisdictional
MGA platform across Bermuda, the UK, and the USA, with over 30 years in global (re)insurance.
Prior roles include CUO for Casualty & Specialty at Hamilton Re, Head of Casualty Reinsurance
at Arch Reinsurance, and Head of Analytics for EMEA at Guy Carpenter; he is a Fellow of the
Casualty Actuarial Society.
What Claude brings to Brisc: firsthand knowledge of how reinsurers and MGAs
process bordereaux, set reserves, and run delegated-authority programs.
Jonathan Victor
Insurance Operations Advisor · COO, Insurity
Jonathan is Chief Operating Officer at Insurity, overseeing cloud operations, enterprise security,
and professional services after more than 20 years leading technology across insurance. As
Insurity's former CIO and EVP of Customer Success he led SaaS implementations as its cloud
footprint grew past 400 customers.
What Jonathan brings to Brisc: enterprise-technology leadership that keeps Brisc
aligned with how carriers, MGAs, and reinsurers actually operate.
Sam Thomsen
Insurance Technology Advisor · CEO, Blue Island Technology
Sam has three decades in technology and more than 15 years in insurance and reinsurance, including
personally architecting several reinsurance systems at his own US-based software firm. He spent
six years as an SVP at Hamilton Re, where he helped start the company and led the team that built
its platform.
What Sam brings to Brisc: practical knowledge of what insurance technology
implementations require to succeed in production.
Ray Adamson
Go-to-Market Advisor
Ray brings over 30 years in insurance, the past 12 focused on insurtech, building and leading
sales, marketing, and customer success teams. He works with carriers, distributors, and startups
on innovation adoption and serves on the Advocis Technology and Innovation Committee.
What Ray brings to Brisc: market perspective on how insurance buyers actually
evaluate and adopt technology.
Patrick Lewis
Claims Advisor
Patrick spent 16 years leading commercial P&C claims and operations in the Canadian market,
most recently as Director of Claims Strategy and Execution at Allstate Canada. Prior roles
include AVP for National Auto Appraisal and Financial Crime Risk Process Lead at Aviva Canada,
and claims leadership at Travelers Canada; he has implemented Guidewire ClaimCenter and
introduced AI-driven estimation into live claims operations.
What Patrick brings to Brisc: carrier-side claims operating experience, and a
clear view of where AI belongs in a regulated claims workflow.