Ep 104 David Ibeson Apollo: Success brings the right to remain independent

Todays’ guest is David Ibeson the CEO of Apollo Syndicate
Management. David is a Lloyd’s veteran with over twenty-five
years in the market, twenty of which he has spent in the CEO role
at Lloyd’s managing agencies. In an era when so many bemoan the
lack of strong personalities, David is an exception that proves
the rule. David is also another extreme rarity – that’s because
he is a qualified actuary but one who is also a born
communicator. In this podcast we examine David’s view of the
market and Apollo’s strategy within it. From our chat it soon
emerges that Apollo is as exceptional as David. That’s because
whilst Apollo is in many ways quite a traditional Lloyd’s
business, the risks it is looking to take on and the products it
is looking to develop are anything but. Here we discuss
everything from Nat Cat appetites to the sharing economy and the
prospects for algorithmic underwriting – all with a huge amount
of energy and good humour. NOTE: In the podcast I mention David’s
‘other hat’ that he wears at Howden group’s international MGA
Dual. That is a reference to David being the Chairman of Dual.
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