Optio Group, a leading specialty MGA, today announces the appointment of Oliver Sheppard as Head of Financial Lines with immediate effect. He will be based in London and report to Chief Executive Officer Deepak Soni. In his new role, Sheppard will be responsible for the management and development of Optio’s Professional Indemnity portfolio, including overall P&L and market capacity responsibility. […]

Optio Group, a leading specialty MGA, today announces the appointment of Insi Davenport to the newly created executive role of group chief risk officer, effective immediately. She will be based in London and report to CEO Deepak Soni. […]

At Optio we are always looking for ways to push the Warranty and Indemnity (W&I) insurance product towards an ever-higher level of maturity and sophistication. For instance, insurers have historically insisted on independent third-party due diligence reports before agreeing to underwrite a transaction. However, we have succeeded in adapting our underwriting to make use of due diligence reports prepared by suitably qualified professionals within the insured’s in-house team. […]