Specialty Reinsurance
Specialty Reinsurance
Specialty Reinsurance
Tell us how you got into insurance I was studying History and Law at university and was introduced to the insurance industry when I took a module in insurance law in the final year of my undergraduate degree which sparked my initial interest. I knew I didn’t want to become a lawyer. Through a career…
read moreTell us about how you got into insurance. After leaving Bristol University with a chemistry degree, insurance wasn't on my radar. However, after speaking to one of my brother’s friends within the industry, I was attracted to the concept of the marketplace, the personalities involved, and the social aspect. That, combined with the industry’s entrepreneurial, analytical, and intelligence-led aspects – which I felt suited my skill set – led to me exploring insurance…
read moreGlobal civil unrest events have risen by 55% between 2023 and 2024. Often, urban protests or mass gatherings have a cascading impact, damaging property and interrupting business.
read moreKate Hughes, Underwriter for Political Violence and Terror shares her insights with Francis Churchill, Insurance Day: “We are now seeing general liability policies restrict their cover, which is driving an increase in demand for terror and active assailant liability in the political violence insurance market”Rising geopolitical instability and a change in the nature of the…
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 moreTell us about how you got into insurance and your career prior to joining IQUW. After realising that my initial career hope of becoming a dentist was not going to work out, I decided to enrol in a Chemistry degree at Cardiff University. I wasn’t really wedded to the pharmaceutical R&D route, so while I…
read moreTell us how you joined the insurance industry I didn’t know anything about the insurance industry and had applied to a variety of different graduate schemes in different financial sectors. I ended up joining the Marsh graduate scheme in 2021. I studied Economics and Politics at university, so when I was put into the Political…
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:
read moreWe are pleased to announce that we have been assigned an A- rating from global credit rating agency AM Best. The A- rating marks another milestone in the Group’s evolution as it looks to expand its third-party reinsurance business from its Bermuda platform. This provides IQUW with broader ability to serve clients and brokers worldwide,…
read more
