Contributors

John Stubbs
Property Facultative Branch Manager, New Zealand
John is a Property Facultative underwriter and the branch manager of Gen Re's New Zealand office. He regularly consults with our New Zealand clients to ensure that their business objectives and Facultative needs are being met.
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“You Must Unlearn What You Have Learned” - Underwriting Success
By John Stubbs Jan 31, 2016 English
In The Empire Strikes Back, Yoda gives Luke Skywalker some sage advice, “You must unlearn what you have learned.” With so many changes in insurance and technology, we would be wise to also consider this advice. 1. Unlearn what we first feared about some...
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Six Steps for Pricing Property Risks - A Facultative Reinsurer's Perspective
By John Stubbs Jun 09, 2015 English
The insurance industry has enjoyed three good years in a row. Reinsurance costs are lower and there is a global reduction in large property losses from all causes. After three good years, we could think this low loss frequency and low RI cost is the new...
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