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Lockton, the world’s largest independent insurance broker, has announced the appointment of Luke Speight as its UK Head of Fintech and Digital Assets. Luke Speight expressed enthusiasm for his new role, emphasising Lockton’s client-focused approach “I am excited to join Lockton, a firm renowned for its outstanding client service and expertise in fintech and digital assets. Lockton’s independent structure and commitment to putting clients first create the perfect platform to support companies managing risks at the forefront of technology.” Also quoted in this story is Stephen Ambidge, Specialty Partner at Lockton. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/dHuzUFPk #insurtechinsights #insurance #insurtech #leadership

Trending This Week 📈 #ITtrending Ageas UK reshapes leadership team to bolster personal lines broker engagement ’At Ageas, we’re serious about growing in the UK personal lines market,’ says chief executive https://lnkd.in/eBHQaZCR #personallines #insurance #insuranceindustry #insurancenews #ukgi #insurancebroker #brokers #broker #insurers #insurer #mgas #mga #b2b #publishing

Read the latest article by Insurance Times featuring our CEO Geoff Carter. In this feature, Geoff shares his vision on scaling, strategic growth, and the innovative 'barbell approach' to underwriting that's keeping Sabre at the forefront of profitability. Read the full interview https://lnkd.in/eUb9h549 #Insurance #Leadership #Innovation #Underwriting #Profitability #SabreInsurance #GeoffCarter #IndustryInsights #BusinessGrowth

Davies has appointed a new senior management team to lead its newly formed clients and markets function. Reporting to chief client officer James McEwen, the team will focus on expanding the firm’s claims and legal offerings in the UK, Ireland, and across Europe. The market leadership appointments include Samantha Ramen as market director - commercial lines, Pamela Davis as market director – personal lines, Connie Cobb, as market director – specialty Lines and Andrew Evans as market director – broking & major risks. Read more on the appointments here: https://ow.ly/H4Ni50Up4X4 #captives #captiveinsurance

The combination of maintaining strong local operations and gaining access to new specialty capabilities by joining Risk Strategies has proved to be a winning growth strategy for Zito Insurance Agency. Post-acquisition, they’ve been able to compete more effectively and tackle complex client challenges. The ranks of satisfied clients are growing, and employees are finding new possibilities within the Risk Strategies family. Read the full article here: https://hubs.ly/Q02TsK-30 Michele Hanzak, Chris Zito, Chas Lowe, Greg Zito #InsuranceAcquisiton #Insurance #RiskManagement

Will you be crowned the 'Broking Innovation of the Year' at this year's #InsiderHonours? Hear what it meant for the Marsh McLennan team who took home this award in 2023 below. What the judges will be looking for in 2024: The award recognises a broking innovation within the eligible period of the past year. Judges are looking for evidence that the innovation has broken boundaries in terms of its originality and success in increasing the size and scope of the market. Judges are also seeking examples that brought insurance solutions to satisfy emerging customer demand. For example, perhaps the initiative has challenged a cosy market context or has pushed the limits of insurability, using new thinking to solve old and intractable problems. The winner will be an attractively designed, well-marketed and successfully executed initiative. Judges will be particularly looking for evidence of successful take-up from the winning entry. Candidates will be (re)insurance broking teams and a specific innovation Find out more: https://lnkd.in/e66t7SAy #Awards #Reinsurance #Insurance #London #Excellence

Have you met Olivier Zanchetta? Olivier takes a lead on our Research Projects and recently compiled an outstanding ‘Organizational Structure Analysis of the Top 10 Insurance Brokers in the US’ Comparing the contrasting org structures and delving in to: 🔵 Executive Overview 🔵 Operational Analysis 🔵 Leadership Comparisons 🔵 and Gap Analysis If you’d like to know more about our Market Intelligence Reports, drop us a line via https://lnkd.in/eyatE9uk #MarketIntelligence #Insurance #ExecutiveSearch  

This looks to be a very interesting and thought provoking webinar. Remember, the future...is now. Jump on board, don't get left in the dust:) #insurtech Insurtech Insights #insurance #riskmanagement #technology #webinar #learning #leadership #successmindset #careergoals AgentSync Varicent https://lnkd.in/e57kgiTS 

Join us at this year's Parametric Insurer Conference on 30 October in London. Attendance is complimentary, however tickets are limited – don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to connect with industry peers and learn from the best in the field https://lnkd.in/g98DK-zq Following the upcoming September launch of Parametric Insurer – the brand new publication brought to you by The Insurer – our inaugural event will bring together the fast-growing global parametric and alternative risk transfer market for a day of insightful discussions and networking opportunities. The morning session will highlight key trends and opportunities shaping the market, welcoming insurers, reinsurers, brokers, MGAs, solution providers and more. In addition to a keynote speech from a leading industry expert, the event will also include interactive panel discussions and engaging Q&A sessions on the following topics: - Building resilience to the most pressing threats - Managing volatility in an uncertain world Speakers will be announced in the following weeks... For full event details, including the awards ceremony hosted in the evening of the same day, visit: https://lnkd.in/gRXaTA4G For sponsorship opportunities, please get in touch with Andy Stone at andy.stone@thomsonreuters.com Sponsors include: Augment Risk Descartes Underwriting NormanMax Insurance Solutions Weather Risk Management Association (WRMA) #ParametricInsurerEvent #ParametricInsurer #parametric #insurance #reinsurance

I found this interview to be insightful. Juan Andrade spoke about his career & the last 5 years as Everest Group's CEO, continuously growing and diversifying their business globally while staying nimble to take advantage of opportunities in the market. Above all, I like how they are not just growing premiums but investing heavily to develop their operational structure so it can support and sustain future growth. Looking forward to many more growth stories like this in Insurance! Worth a listen! https://lnkd.in/gs48xNHD