Chris Edward

Spear’s Review

As UK sales director for Utmost International, Chris Edward supports a strong client base of banks, family offices and international HNWs who depend on his pioneering cross-border insurance and wealth planning services. 

‘We have been fundamentally trying to understand the needs of our clients in order to tailor non-contentious new ideas,’ he tells Spear’s, pointing to the use of ‘investment-style insurance solutions that mimic the controlled flow of funds a trust provides’. These, he adds, will become ever more useful in succession planning. 

Prior to his position as UK sales director, Edward served as the firm’s UK and South Africa country manager, developing new markets and contributing to the development of the company’s HNW and UHNW private client business in the UK.