Hard to place, difficult and distressed risks
Not all businesses fit inside the box that agencies and insurers are about to quickly quote and bind. If your client has experienced reduced cover, or reduced capacity in the market we can help you place the risk.
We specialise in placing a range of risks including:
- Financial Institutions Professional Indemnity
- Mortgage Protection Insurance for non-bank lenders
- Investment Managers Insurance
- Directors and Officers (ASX Public Companies)
- Management Liability (>$250m Assets)
- IT Liability (>$50m Revenue)
- FinTech (Minimum premium $50k)
- Cyber (>$500m Revenue)
- Crypto/Blockchain (>$10m Revenue)
- Parametric Weather (minimum premium $20,000)
Lets us do the busywork
The Wholesale team have deep connections into Lloyd’s in London and have spent years sourcing capacity for hard-to-place risks. In difficult markets it can be hard to place difficult risks. Get in touch with the form below and let us do the busywork for you – wholesale@agileunderwriting.com
James Crowthera
Head of Wholesale and Emerging RisksJames is a highly innovative Cyber Risk and Governance specialist, with experience spanning two decades in Cyber and Risk Management, and Commercial Portfolio Management gained at Lloyd’s of London.
James Crowther
Head of Wholesale and Emerging Risks
James is a highly innovative Cyber Risk and Governance specialist, with experience spanning two decades in Cyber and Risk Management, and Commercial Portfolio Management gained at Lloyd’s of London. James’ specialisms include risk review and assessment, raising cyber resilience awareness and working with all key stakeholders to ensure enterprise cyber security risks are well understood and managed.
Building on his career in Lloyd’s, James has progressed to lead multiple Cyber insurance startups in Australia and gained experience in; Pre Risk Identification, Post Risk and Response Services, Data Breach Response Framework Development, which include Cyber Risk Identification, Impact Assessments, Crisis Management, Risk Mitigation, Public Relations and Business Continuity Planning. James is an acknowledged industry specialist on Cyber insurance, dealing with IT security incidents and data breaches effectively, he is regularly called to give an industry focus and his views.
Steve Ross
Underwriting Manager Casualty, Southern RegionStephen has a 20 year career history in Insurance spanning across Accident & Health, Financial Lines and Casualty where his focus has been over the last 10 years.
Steve Ross
Underwriting Manager
Stephen has a 20 year career history in Insurance spanning across Accident & Health, Financial Lines and Casualty where his focus has been over the last 10 years. He has held Underwriting Roles in senior capacities, managing & mentoring teams successfully. He has managed large Corporate Underwriting Portfolios and also has experience in managing Facilities & Schemes. His experience encapsulates relationships across both International and Suburban brokerages. He has developed a large network of key broker contacts across the industry, more specifically in the southern region.
Stephen successfully manages key broker & client relationships and tailors underwriting solutions to meet their needs. He believes that leadership, relationship development, portfolio management and negotiation are all strong skill sets that he consistently brings to the market.
Send us your hard-to-place risks
Get in touch with the team to kick off the process.