John Abramson
General Counsel, Travelers
John joined Travelers in 2012 and is based in London. John leads the European in-house legal team as well as the compliance function. He also acts as company secretary for the UK-based group companies.
John’s legal career in London began at Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, where he qualified as a solicitor in the firm’s aerospace insurance department. He eventually moved to the London office of the US law firm LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae (latterly known as Dewey & LeBoeuf) where he handled aviation insurance claims, as well as large scale international insurance and reinsurance disputes.
In 2002, John moved in-house to AIG as Regional Counsel for Central Europe and the CIS, and in 2010 was appointed Deputy General Counsel for the Greater Europe region.
John studied English literature at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and law at the London School of Economics.