Catherine Barton, insurance partner and actuary at Deloitte has been selected as one of the UK's highest achieving women.

Barton, 33 was named in Management Today's ‘Top 35 Women under 35’ list and is one of the youngest of the 638 partners at Deloitte. She became a partner at 31 and remained Deloitte’s youngest partner for two years.

As a partner in Deloitte's insurance practice, Barton provides actuarial advice to a number of international insurers. She also leads a team of actuaries and is very involved in developing more junior members of Deloitte’s insurance team. She has a particular interest in encouraging more women into the profession.

Barton said of her selection: 'It’s an honour to be included in this list of women and I am absolutely delighted. I’d like to thank Deloitte for the support they’ve given me to develop my career.'