Hugh Scurfield was an

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of considerable note. He was born on 9 December 1935 in the

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, England; the third of four children to William Russell Scurfield and Elizabeth Morton Scurfield (née Hedley). He graduated from

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with an M.A. in 1956. Hugh died on 1 December 2020. Scurfield was the past president of

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(1990 - 1992), and past president of the

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(1998). Scurfield was the

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, Actuary, and

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of Norwich Union Insurance Group, now known as Aviva. Other notable positions held by Scurfield include: Director, Ecclesiastical Insurance Group (1994 - 2004); Member,

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(1998); Non-executive Director,

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NHS Trust (2003); Deputy Chairman, Help the

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(2002 -2006); appointed Vice President, Help The Hospice (May 2006);

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and Chairman of the Lottery for Severn Hospice. In 1959 Scurfield won the coxless pair "Goblets" event at Henley Royal Regatta with Richard Norton. They represented Great Britain in the

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that year and came 4th. In 1966 he led a Norwich Union RC crew to victory in the coxless four Wyfold Challenge Cup. In 2008, Scurfield was appointed Chairman of The Development Trust (The King's School Worcester). Hugh married Ann Beverley Pocock, daughter of H R S Pocock, 11 Jul 1959 in Reigate, Surrey. He married Jill Charles-Edwards, daughter of

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, 08 Dec 1978 in Bishops Castle following his divorce from Ann in 1977. The four children of Hugh and Ann are: Bryan Hugh Scurfield, b. 10 May 1960, Norwich; Jane Elizabeth Scurfield, b. 31 Aug 1962, Norwich; Mary Sara Scurfield, b. 22 May 1964, Norwich; and Clare Louise Scurfield, b. 19 Aug 1967, Norwich.

Published papers

* Address by the President of the Institute of Actuaries: Developing a Proactive Role, 25 June 1990. J.I.A. 118, 1-15 (1991)
Lessons from Hospices: Past-president Hugh Scurfield develops a topic raised at the ageing population’s conference earlier in 2002

References

Hertford College News, Issue 7, Autumn 2002
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scurfield, Hugh Hedley British actuaries 1935 births 2020 deaths

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