Neil spent five years at Gibbs Hartley Cooper (now HSBC) between 1984 and 1989 before entering the Political Risk market with Bain Clarkson (now AON). Shortly thereafter, Neil joined Lloyd Thompson Ltd and was there for 11 years, where he was appointed to Partner in charge of the Political Risk team. In 2001 Neil joined ACE in London as a founding member of a new Political Risk and Trade Credit Underwriting team. In 2003 Neil joined R K Harrison to establish the Political Risk Division and is currently Managing Director of R K Harrison Financial Risks Limited.