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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 […]

Optio Group Announcements
17/09/20
Political Violence & Terrorism
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Optio adds active assailant cover to growing PVT proposition

Optio adds active assailant cover to growing PVT proposition

Optio Group Announcements
24/08/20
Cyber
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Ascent partners with ProWriters to enhance U.S. distribution reach

Ascent partners with ProWriters to enhance U.S. distribution reach

Optio Group Announcements

Optio extends specialty capability with personal Accident & Health division launch

22/07/20
Accident and Health
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Optio extends specialty capability with personal Accident & Health division launch

London, 21 July 2020: Optio Underwriting today announces it has launched an Accident and Health (A&H) division, following the appointment […]

Optio Group Announcements
08/07/20
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Viewpoint: Business interruption remains a challenge for the political violence market

Viewpoint: Business interruption remains a challenge for the political violence market

Chris Kirby Head Of Political Violence & Terrorism
26/06/20
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Fixation on rate will drive the sustainable recovery of the US construction sector

Fixation on rate will drive the sustainable recovery of the US construction sector

Paul Jansen Founder / Head of Construction

Optio’s Cove secure $135 million Sub-Contractor Default (SDI) binding authority

11/06/20
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Optio’s Cove secure $135 million Sub-Contractor Default (SDI) binding authority

June 10, 2020: Sub-Contractor Default Insurance (SDI) will be even more important for Commercial General Contractors as construction resumes in […]

Optio Group Announcements
10/06/20
News
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Optio Chooses Guidewire Cyence for Risk Management and Small Business Growth

Optio Chooses Guidewire Cyence for Risk Management and Small Business Growth

Optio Group Announcements
29/05/20
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U.S. homebuilders, insurers, and the lockdown: three scenarios

U.S. homebuilders, insurers, and the lockdown: three scenarios

Paul Jansen Founder / Head of Construction

How GDPR changed the world and the way it handled data

22/05/20
Cyber
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How GDPR changed the world and the way it handled data

As the introduction of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulations nears it second birthday, Insurance Times looks at how it […]

Caspar Stops Head of Cyber