We are delighted to announce the promotion of Elisabeth Groehe and George Connell to lead the firm’s Portfolio Solutions offering. IQUW Portfolio Solutions, which piloted in 2024, will evolve under Groehe and Connell’s leadership to include both a Specialist Risks and Structured Solutions focus, reflecting IQUW’s commitment to addressing the market’s developing demands. The offering…
read moreTell us about your professional background before joining IQUW. I am an oil and gas exploration and development professional, having worked for 20 years as a subsurface engineer. After spending my first decade developing assets in the western Canadian basin in my home province of Alberta, I developed a zest for international travel and decided…
read moreWe are delighted to announce a trio of appointments to our Energy team, adding depth to our underwriting, claims and engineering proposition to brokers and insureds. Chris Touhey joins IQUW as Senior Underwriter, Energy, alongside Darren Stewart as Head of Marine, Energy, and Aviation Claims and Darryl Krobel as MEA Engineer – providing brokers and…
read moreIs this "blended product" the future? Tristram Prior, Lead Underwriter for Financial Institutions at IQUW, thinks so.Tristram recently spoke with Daniel Wood from Insurance Business Australia about the launch of FortiFI Australia—an innovative solution combining cyber and financial institutions (FI) coverage in one streamlined product. “We believe this is the future of the FI insurance…
read moreScott Heeley, Lead Underwriter for Cargo at IQUW, shares his perspective on “Managing geopolitical risk in unprecedented times” in the latest Marine Risk Report 2024 by Insurance Day. Scott comments on selective risks and the rerouting of cargo ships as global tensions rise. Read the full report
read moreProfessor Brian Cox, the UK’s best-known experimental physicist, has taken millions on journeys across the solar system and into deep space through his many TV series, talks and books. This month, he shared some of his fascinating insights with the IQUW team and brokers as part of our IQUW Live series. In his talk, Clarity…
read moreHow did you get into the insurance industry? At school, I was academic and great with numbers and logical thinking, but I didn’t want to go to university or pursue a career in banking. I sent my CV out to various industries and was taken on by an insurance firm. After stints at Aspen, Liberty,…
read moreCrisis Management at IQUW The rapid proliferation of electric vehicles (EVs) and the increasing integration of advanced electronics in car manufacturing have significantly transformed the automotive industry. However, these advancements bring forth a new set of challenges, particularly in the realm of product recalls. As vehicles become more complex, the potential for electronic and software-related…
read moreWhile rates are still satisfactory, if they continue to drop quickly next year, Andy Lewis, Lead Underwriter for Cyber expects things to get ‘very uncomfortable’.Speaking with Francis Churchill from Insurance Day, Andy comments underwriters need to focus more on sustainability when pricing risks and take a more targeted approach to growth, focusing on the SME…
read moreWe're pleased to announce that Financial Institutions (FI) product, FortiFI, is launching a new wording for the Australian insurance market at the end of October 2024. Launched in the US earlier this year, FortiFI is one of the only fully end-to-end FI offerings in the market that features integrated Cyber coverage. The new wording will…
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