Option Guarantee
Insurance · UK
About Us

Specialist insurance for a borderless economy

Founded in London in 2013, Option Guarantee Insurance protects institutions and individuals navigating the most complex risks in international finance.

Our Story

A new standard for cross-border risk

Option Guarantee Insurance was founded by a team of former Lloyd's underwriters and treasury executives who saw a gap: traditional insurance simply was not built for the speed, complexity, and digital nature of modern international finance.

Today we serve over 4,200 institutional clients across 60+ jurisdictions - from family offices and exchanges to multinational treasuries and development finance institutions - with bespoke protection that moves at the speed of global capital.

2013
Established · London
£8B+
Capital protected
A+
Reinsurance rating

Our Mission

To make international risk protection accessible, transparent, and as fast as the financial flows it secures.

Our Vision

A world where every cross-border transaction, asset, and investment is matched by intelligent, specialist protection.

Our Values

Integrity, specialism, and partnership. We build long-term relationships, not transactions.

Leadership

Decades of international finance expertise

JA
James Ashford-Hunt
Chief Executive Officer
Former Lloyd's underwriter · 22 years
DP
Dr. Priya Nakamura
Chief Risk Officer
Ex-Bank of England · PhD Quant Finance
AB
Alistair Beaumont
Head of Underwriting
Former Munich Re · 18 years cross-border
YE
Yara El-Sayed
Chief Compliance Officer
FCA-accredited · Former HSBC Global
Global Approach

Local presence, global protection

From our London headquarters, we operate active settlement and incident-response networks across the EU, North America, MENA, Asia-Pacific, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Wherever your capital moves, our protection moves with it.

London
Singapore
Dubai
New York
Zurich
Hong Kong
Compliance & Standards

UK regulated. Globally aligned.

FCA-aligned standards
Operating to UK Financial Conduct Authority standards of conduct, capital adequacy, and consumer protection.
Solvency II compliant
Capital, governance, and disclosure aligned with European Solvency II framework.
GDPR & ISO 27001
Information security and data protection certified to international standard.