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      Optio launches Professional Indemnity (PI) proposition with AIEL

      06/01/21
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      Optio launches Professional Indemnity (PI) proposition with AIEL

      Optio Underwriting Limited, the specialty MGA, today announced it has launched its Professional Indemnity proposition with Accredited Insurance (Europe) Limited (AIEL), which will provide capacity and licenses to underwrite UK and Irish domiciled business. […]

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      06/01/21
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      Optio establishes European operation

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      15/12/20
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      Optio bolsters PVT capability with new hire

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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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      08/07/20
      Political Violence & Terrorism
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      Business interruption remains a challenge for the political violence market

      Chris Kirby
      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.
      30/06/20
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      The Cove View – The For Sale Residential Market

      The Cove View – The For Sale Residential Market

      Fixation on rate will drive the sustainable recovery of US construction

      25/06/20
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      Fixation on rate will drive the sustainable recovery of US construction

      Like every sector of all economies, US construction has been hit by the global pandemic. Commercial and residential projects have […]

      Paul Jansen
      DIRECTOR / FOUNDER / HEAD OF CONSTRUCTION
      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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      Ways to mitigate US FCA Medical Billings violations during pandemic

      26/05/20
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      Ways to mitigate US FCA Medical Billings violations during pandemic

      The record-breaking $2.2 trillion U.S. government budget to battle COVID-19 includes $100 billion for public health services. Unsurprisingly, the huge cash injection has created a risk of pandemic-related medical billings fraud. That in turn has made work for the enforcers of the False Claims Act (FCA, or Lincoln Law), which imposes liabilities on federal contractors who defraud government programmes. The potential for fraud is real, especially in a time of widespread income shortfalls. […]

      Ben Wilson
      HEAD OF MEDICAL BILLINGS
      13/05/20
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      The Cove View – Subcontract Risk Management

      The Cove View – Subcontract Risk Management
      23/04/20
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      Benefits of a diverse portfolio – London Delegated Authority Broker’s perspective:

      Henry Spratt
      SENIOR BROKER
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