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Trouble shooting mass shootings

Trouble shooting mass shootings

After hundreds of years of being intimately acquainted with the risks facing their clients, insurers have played a vital, if somewhat hidden role in raising safety standards worldwide. Modern insurance grew out of the ashes of the Great Fire of London in 1666 and those early insurers were instrumental in establishing the first Fire Brigades, mandating the installation of fire escapes and later fire alarms and sprinkler systems. […]

Global Head Of Political Violence & Terrorism

Chris brings a wealth of experience to Optio having operated for over twenty years in the Political Risk, War, and Terrorism market in London, the USA, Middle East, and Africa. The Political Violence & Terrorism team will focus on clients with operations outside of North America and Western Europe and we can provide direct and reinsurance coverage for terrorism, strikes, riots and civil commotion, and war on land for businesses of all sizes. We plan to expand the offering to provide Political and Counter Party risk to their clients and over time evolve into a comprehensive Crisis Management unit, offering a bouquet of coverage’s to protect a client’s profitability from actions or non-performance by third parties.

Optio Re MENA Ltd. commences trading

GROUP ANNOUNCEMENTS

The qualifying asset holding companies regime

Laurence Tarr Tax Underwriter

Employee Spotlight: Ebru Boyraz

Employee Spotlight: Ebru Boyraz

1. How long have you been with Optio, and what you are responsible for? […]

Ebru Boyraz Claims Adjuster

Blog, Medical Billings

Medical billings cover demand up amid FCA clampdown

HEAD OF MEDICAL BILLINGS

Celebrating black history month

GROUP ANNOUNCEMENTS

Time to Test: Nina Evans

Time to Test: Nina Evans

My first smear test, at the age of 24, in 2015 came back clear. In January 2019, I had my three year smear test after putting this off for a few months as it was Christmas and I was ‘too busy’. If I am being completely honest, I didn’t really appreciate the importance of a smear test and assumed my results would always come back completely normal. […]

Nina Evans Compliance Officer

Louisa Dewey named The Insurance Marketers Group Young Marketer of the Year 2022

Marketing Manager

Optio strengthens financial lines proposition with senior hire

Group announcements

Northcourt appoints Ed Butler as advisor to meet nuclear industry challenges

Northcourt appoints Ed Butler as advisor to meet nuclear industry challenges

Northcourt, the Optio Group subsidiary and underwriter of international nuclear risk, today announces that Ed Butler has joined in a […]

GROUP ANNOUNCEMENTS

Optio establishes MGA and broking operations in Dubai

GROUP ANNOUNCEMENTS

A Guide to Contractors’ Quality Management Planning

SENIOR RISK ENGINEER, COVE PROGRAMS

Active Assailant cover for medical facilities

Political Violence & Terrorism

Active Assailant cover for medical facilities

The shootings and related incidents at US hospitals in the last two months have sent shockwaves through the medical community. […]

Global Head Of Political Violence & Terrorism

Chris brings a wealth of experience to Optio having operated for over twenty years in the Political Risk, War, and Terrorism market in London, the USA, Middle East, and Africa. The Political Violence & Terrorism team will focus on clients with operations outside of North America and Western Europe and we can provide direct and reinsurance coverage for terrorism, strikes, riots and civil commotion, and war on land for businesses of all sizes. We plan to expand the offering to provide Political and Counter Party risk to their clients and over time evolve into a comprehensive Crisis Management unit, offering a bouquet of coverage’s to protect a client’s profitability from actions or non-performance by third parties.

Optio builds PVT proposition with active assailant cover for medical facilities

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Surviving in a harsh climate

Richard Taylor-Whiteway

Head of Tax, Brockwell Capital

Since Richard joined the team in 2019, Brockwell has developed a reputation for its outstanding international tax offering that is known for lateral-thinking and reliability. Prior to Brockwell Richard was a tax lawyer in CMS’ London tax team and specialised in advising institutional investors and asset managers at both fund and portfolio level, as well as regularly advising private equity firms on all aspects of cross-border M&A. He was heavily involved in CMS’ transactional risk insurance practice, both arranging insurance for clients and advising most W&I insurance providers. Richard was seconded to the Allied World M&A team in 2015, where he underwrote global W&I risks. However, Richard first gained insurance experience at Allianz in 2008 where he held various roles until 2013. Richard is regularly asked to speak about tax and transactional insurance and has written several articles published in the Tax Journal, Taxation Magazine, the International Tax Review, and Tax Adviser. Richard is ‘top recommended’ in the Spear’s 500 index of insurance advisers to high-net-worth individuals.