Chris Smy, global practice leader for Marshs Environmental team, is the first to describe his own path to his current position as unusual. After a long stint in the British armed forces, Smy wanted the next phase of his career to align with the intellectual stimulation he found in science...
Here is a snapshot view of some of the key emerging issues in Environmental cover that came up in PC360-NUs in-depth meetings with members of Marshs Environmental team.
Given the breadth of its client baseand the complexities of Environmental exposuresits inevitable that Marshs clients will encounter risks for which no insurance solution exists. In these situations, the Environmental practice, which prides itself on its innovation, will work to develop a risk-transfer product that addresses the gap and then...
Chris Smy & co. are securing clients by changing the dialogue around the P word and focusing on operational riskand having an in-house environmental-consulting firm doesnt hurt.
While technology has made it inarguably easier for consumers to purchase policies direct online from an insurer, one insurance executive says he is doubling down on agents, giving them increased underwriting and claims authority.
While the goal of the Common Framework for the Supervision of Internationally Active Insurance Groups is to reduce complexity, cost and redundancies in the regulatory process, panelists at a recent forum opined that the initiative is headed in the wrong direction.
While the goal of the Common Framework for the Supervision of Internationally Active Insurance Groups is to reduce complexity, cost and redundancies in the regulatory process, panelists at a recent forum opined that the initiative is headed in the wrong direction.
In one of his last public statements before stepping down as CEO of Philadelphia Insurance Cos. on Jan. 1, Jamie Maguire shared some of the strategies that help set his company apart.