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      Optio hires industry figure Matthew Fosh as executive chairman

      02/10/20
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      Optio hires industry figure Matthew Fosh as executive chairman

      Optio Group (Optio), which comprises MGAs Ascent Underwriting, Cove Programs, Optio Underwriting Limited and broker Bay Risk Services, today announced the appointment of Matthew Fosh as executive chairman, subject to regulatory approval. This marks Fosh’s return to insurance in an executive capacity after stepping down from his executive role at Axis in December 2019. […]

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      17/09/20
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      Optio adds active assailant cover to growing PVT proposition

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      22/07/20
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      Optio extends specialty capability with personal Accident&Health launch

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      Reach the world through API

      10/07/20
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      Reach the world through API

      Love them or hate them, Microsoft’s products have changed the world. An analyst in Mumbai can send an electronic document to a client in Nairobi, with a copy to the solicitors in New York, and be sure it can be opened and read by everyone. Whether it’s a typed page, a spreadsheet, a photo, or even a meeting invitation, the standardisation of formats has been a boon for business. […]

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      11/06/20
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      Optio’s Cove secure $135million Sub-Contractor Default binding authority

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      10/06/20
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      Optio chooses Guidewire Cyence for Risk Management

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      Todd Germano Appointed Managing Director, Optio North America

      08/04/20
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      Todd Germano Appointed Managing Director, Optio North America

      London, 08 April 2020: Optio Group, which comprises MGAs Ascent Underwriting, Cove Programs and broker Bay Risk Services, today announces […]

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      22/11/19
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      Optio wins MGA initiative of the year award

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      08/10/19
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      Ascent hires cyber underwriting duo

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      Ascent-Cove hires Paul Western as CUO

      18/09/19
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      Ascent-Cove hires Paul Western as CUO

      London, 18 September 2019: Ascent Underwriting (“Ascent”), the cyber and specialty lines MGA, and Cove Programs (“Cove”), the US construction-focused […]

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