Ep161 Greg Hendrick CEO Vantage Risk: There’s no such thing as The Vantage Way

Today’s guest is returning to the show after a 2-year gap. For
most that would be a reasonable time difference between
appearances on the podcast, but today it’s different because Greg
Hendrick is the CEO of the start-up Vantage Risk and two years in
the lifetime of a company that is less than 3 years old is
practically a lifetime. We’ve got a lot of catching up to do and
this episode sets everything straight at a really fine pace. Greg
has always been confident and accomplished in his encounters with
the media and this meeting is another vintage performance.
Nothing is off menu and we rattle through where the firm feels it
is performing against its original business plan and the big
strategic calls Vantage has made, particularly on property cat.
We examine some of the early fruits of the group’s big bet on the
application of data analysis and technology in core underwriting
decisions and also look at how the hard reinsurance market is
affecting the insurance market and Vantage’s own development
plans. We also discuss possible medium-term avenues for the
firm’s original investors and the Group’s attitude to M&A.
Vantage is likely to push through a billion dollars of gross
written premium in 2023 and is starting to get up onto the plane
as Greg would describe it. Greg himself is always on the plane
and this is an energising and fun encounter that will get you
right inside the mind of one our sector’s biggest thinkers and
most dynamic actors. I highly recommend a listen. LINKS We thank
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