Chris Ward  - Group Managing Director

Chris Ward joined ALP in 1993 as Business Development Director. He became Managing Director in 1996 and joined the Group board in 2002. Chris is responsible for all aspects of the Group's business with gross premiums and related income in excess of £23 million and has overseen the development of the ALS and ATE divisions as well as the establishment of the Group’s captive re-insurer, Ibex.

Having worked in the insurance industry since 1979 Chris has underwriting, sales and marketing experience, largely with the Prudential, where, prior to leaving in 1992, he was Casualty Account Manager for the London Market with responsibility for the professional indemnity and contingency accounts.

"Our commitment to innovation and service has led us to become the leading supplier of legal insurance and related services to UK SME’s. As the legal marketplace expands, we aim to be the partner of choice for solutions to a business’s legal needs and exposures.”