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Sarah Javin-Fisher

Meet the Team: George Connell, Lead Underwriter, Structured Solutions

Meet the Team: George Connell, Lead Underwriter, Structured Solutions
Sarah Javin-Fisher

Tell us about how you got into insurance.  After leaving Bristol University with a chemistry degree, insurance wasn't on my radar. However, after speaking to one of my brother’s friends within the industry, I was attracted to the concept of the marketplace, the personalities involved, and the social aspect. That, combined with the industry’s entrepreneurial, analytical, and intelligence-led aspects – which I felt suited my skill set – led to me exploring insurance…

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Kate Hughes – Uptick in ‘lone wolf’ attacks drives demand for active assailant coverage

Kate Hughes – Uptick in ‘lone wolf’ attacks drives demand for active assailant coverage
Sarah Javin-Fisher

Kate Hughes, Underwriter for Political Violence and Terror shares her insights with Francis Churchill, Insurance Day: “We are now seeing general liability policies restrict their cover, which is driving an increase in demand for terror and active assailant liability in the political violence insurance market”Rising geopolitical instability and a change in the nature of the…

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Meet the team: Ali Welchman, Lead Underwriter, Ports & Terminals

Meet the team: Ali Welchman, Lead Underwriter, Ports & Terminals
Sarah Javin-Fisher

Tell us about how you got into insurance and your career prior to joining IQUW.  After realising that my initial career hope of becoming a dentist was not going to work out, I decided to enrol in a Chemistry degree at Cardiff University. I wasn’t really wedded to the pharmaceutical R&D route, so while I…

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Meet the team: Kate Hughes, Underwriter, Political Violence & Terrorism, War

Meet the team: Kate Hughes, Underwriter, Political Violence & Terrorism, War
Sarah Javin-Fisher

Tell us how you joined the insurance industry I didn’t know anything about the insurance industry and had applied to a variety of different graduate schemes in different financial sectors. I ended up joining the Marsh graduate scheme in 2021. I studied Economics and Politics at university, so when I was put into the Political…

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IQUW Boosts Bermuda Platform with $1B capital and A- AM Best Rating

IQUW Boosts Bermuda Platform with $1B capital and A- AM Best Rating
Sarah Javin-Fisher

We are pleased to announce that we have been assigned an A- rating from global credit rating agency AM Best. The A- rating marks another milestone in the Group’s evolution as it looks to expand its third-party reinsurance business from its Bermuda platform. This provides IQUW with broader ability to serve clients and brokers worldwide,…

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IQUW launch new Active Assailant product and crisis response partner

IQUW launch new Active Assailant product and crisis response partner
Sarah Javin-Fisher

We are proud to announce the launch of a new Active Assailant offering and partnership with Crisis24, a world-leading crisis response specialist. Active Assailant insurance provides cover for a physical attack carried out by an individual or group who are engaged in causing, or attempting to cause, bodily injury, death or property damage with the…

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IQUW’s Intelligent Underwriting Strategy Delivers 83.3% COR

IQUW’s Intelligent Underwriting Strategy Delivers 83.3% COR
Sarah Javin-Fisher

We are delighted to announce record profits, delivering a combined operating ratio of 83.3% (80.9% in 2023), in our financial results for the year ending 31 December 2024. Gross written premiums grew 22% year-on-year to $1.1Bn as the firm added a fourth consecutive year of growth since its formation in 2021. “I am delighted with…

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Meet the team: Darren Stewart, Head of Marine, Energy & Aviation Claims

Meet the team: Darren Stewart, Head of Marine, Energy & Aviation Claims
Sarah Javin-Fisher

Tell us how you arrived in the insurance industry, and about your career before IQUW. My background is unusual in that, after I left school, I decided to pursue my professional golfing ambitions, playing at a high amateur and professional level before transitioning to the insurance world. After sending out hundreds of CVs and self-funding…

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IQUW launches new Ports & Terminals product as a lead market offering

IQUW launches new Ports & Terminals product as a lead market offering
Sarah Javin-Fisher

We are delighted to launch our new Ports and Terminals product, reinforcing our position as a lead market for Marine insurance. Under the leadership of Ali Welchman, an expert in the Ports and Terminals class, the product helps brokers and clients manage their risks with coverage for physical loss or damage to marine property and…

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IQUW welcomes Andrew Tongue to lead Credit and Political Risks offering

IQUW welcomes Andrew Tongue to lead Credit and Political Risks offering
Sarah Javin-Fisher

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Tongue as Lead Underwriter to head its established Credit and Political Risk team. Reporting to Chris Wilkinson, Head of Specialty, Tongue will play a pivotal role in shaping IQUW’s enhanced product offering in this space. The team’s primary focus will be on Credit risks, complemented by…

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