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THE Insurance Careers Podcast!Hosted by Mark Thomas, one of the UK's leading senior appointments recruiters in the technology, operations, change & transformation space, this podcast brings you exclusive interviews with the most influential names and brightest minds in…
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Why Getting Outside Your Comfort Zone Changes Everything with Charles Boorman (opens the original)
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What does it take to build a successful career in underwriting? In this episode of Beyond the Desk Underwriting Edition , Sanj Vagad is joined by Charles Boorman to explore a career spanning broking, D&O, financial lines, underwriting leadership, turnarounds and the MGA market. Charles shares how he first fell into insurance before discovering that specialising in D&O was the turning point that made him realise he could genuinely add value to clients. He talks through his move from broking into
The Best of Beyond the Desk Season 2: Leadership, Talent & the Future of Insurance (opens the original)
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What can we learn from the people shaping the future of insurance? In this special highlights episode of Beyond the Desk , Mark Thomas brings together some of the most insightful moments from conversations with senior leaders across the global insurance industry. Across the series, guests have explored everything from leadership and career development to AI, underwriting, talent, culture and the changing insurance market . This episode brings those conversations together, highlighting some of th
25 Years in Cyber: Lessons from the Frontline with Scott Bailey (opens the original)
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In this episode of Beyond the Desk, Underwriting Mini Series, host Sanj Vagad sits down with Scott Bailey, Head of Global Cyber Underwriting at CFC. Scott looks back on a career spanning 25 years in cyber insurance, from joining Click for Cover (later CFC) as employee number two in 2001, through spells at CNA Hardy and Markel, to his return to CFC three and a half years ago. Along the way, he shares how the cyber market was built from scratch, why the SME protection gap remains so wide, where we
Building Underwriting Businesses That Last with Mark Fellows (opens the original)
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In this episode of Beyond the Desk: Underwriting Edition , Sanjeev Vegad sits down with Mark Fellows , Divisional Director, Financial Lines, International at Westfield Specialty, to explore a career that spans claims, underwriting, leadership, and multiple successful business builds across the London insurance market. Mark shares how he accidentally fell into insurance after university, why a move to Swiss Re completely changed the trajectory of his career, and what he has learned from building
Why Every Career Needs Calculated Risks with Talbir Singh Bains (opens the original)
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In this episode of Beyond the Desk , host Sanjeev Vegad is joined by Talbir Singh Bains , founder of Volante Global and one of the insurance industry's most respected entrepreneurs. Talbir reflects on a career spanning QBE, Willis Re, Swiss Re, Dual and the creation of Volante, sharing the lessons that shaped his leadership philosophy and entrepreneurial mindset. The conversation explores how to build a business that aligns with capital, why culture should be lived rather than written down, the
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