Specialty Reinsurance
Specialty Reinsurance
Specialty Reinsurance
How did you get into the insurance industry? While studying philosophy at university, I attended a talk on risk management that sparked my interest in how organisations identify, assess and manage risk – and its wider social and economic impact. This led me to explore insurance as a career, and after graduating I joined the…
read moreIQUW is pleased to announce the appointment of Keith Randle as its new Wording and Coverage Lead, marking a key strategic hire that strengthens IQUW’s lead market and primary propositions across liability lines. Randle has over 35 years’ experience in the (re)insurance industry, including over 20 years’ coverage experience at a global financial lines insurer.…
read moreCharles Tinworth, Senior Underwriter - Direct and Facultative Property, features on the Insurance Post Podcast to discuss the growing risks and insurance challenges posed by lithium-ion batteries. From electric vehicles to the increasing reliance on lithium-ion batteries in smart warehouses, these advancements are prompting a new approach from the insurance industry that is educational, collaborative,…
read moreTell us how you joined the insurance industry? While I was at university studying Anthropology, I interned at Talbot in aerospace reinsurance. I had previously met people who were working in insurance and was aware of the sector. I found my internship interesting and after graduating, I was taken on as an Assistant Underwriter in…
read moreWhat brought you into the insurance industry? I had a work experience placement at an insurance company when I was in secondary school. At the time, I was trying to choose my educational path between going to university and becoming a PE teacher or following in my mum’s footsteps and working in the City. I…
read moreHow did you join the insurance industry? After graduating from university, I worked as an analyst for the Bank of England whilst I decided what I wanted to do. We were coming out of a recession and a period of volatility, and insurance appealed to me as a stable industry which a friend suggested would…
read moreWe rely on smart technology every day – from digital assistants automating our homes, video doorbells that keep us connected wherever we are and wearables that track our health, fitness and sleep. But what if your clothing could interact with the world around you? What if a fashion shoot could happen anywhere, without a model…
read moreTell us how you arrived in the insurance industry and about your career before IQUW. I was in touch with a charity called The Brokerage Citylink, which helps students from low socio-economic areas into City roles. Through them, I got a summer placement with Ark Syndicate on the Energy underwriting team before my economics degree…
read moreDiscussing this significant milestone with ReInsurance Business, Stephen Young, CEO, IQUW Bermuda, explains how our A-minus AM Best rating provides IQUW with the flexibility to underwrite reinsurance business from both its Bermuda platform and its Lloyd’s Syndicate 1856. Stephen commented, "It’s the next natural step in IQUW’s evolution and one that will improve its relevance…
read moreDavid Morris, Director of Underwriting, joins David Melvin on the Insurindex podcast to talk about how IQUW is intelligently combining data, insights and human expertise to make fast, informed decisions which helped us win the Gracechurch Outstanding Service Underwriting Award. Listen to the podcast here:
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