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