WOMEN IN INSURANCE AWARDS 2020 FINALIST HOLLY SHEPHERD
Congratulations to our Managing Director Holly Shepherd for being named one of the Women In Insurance Awards 2020 finalists. For more information please click here.
INSURANCE WILL BE CRITICAL TO THE RECOVERY OF THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR
Our Head of Construction, Chris Thomas, wrote an article for Insurance Day on the importance of insurance to the recovery of the Construction sector. Some of the main points are below and you can read the full article here. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself… which paralyses needed efforts to convert [...]
Lloyd’s Brexit Transfer (“Part VII”) Notification to Policyholders
Lloyd’s is proposing to transfer certain EEA insurance policies to Lloyd’s Brussels. The proposed transfer will not change terms and conditions of any policy, except that Lloyd’s Brussels will become the insurer and Data Controller in respect of the transferred policies. Further information about the proposal (including whether it could affect your pre-transfer position), which [...]
COVID-19
Safeguarding the wellbeing of our employees and supporting our business partners through these unsettling times remain our highest priorities. If you are a White Oak customer and have any questions regarding COVID-19 and your insurance, please speak to your broker who will be able to assist you in the first instance. If you require any [...]
3 tips on how to get risks placed when capacity is shrinking
By James Fleming, Head of Underwriting - Transportation I’m heading off to the WSIA conference in San Diego with reports that much of the discussion will be around capacity, or the lack of it in some markets. From our perspective we are open for business and along with my colleagues Lauren Stevens and Marcus [...]
White Oak’s Ryan Cooper is a winner on the LMA Claims Practitioner Programme 2019
Ryan Cooper’s team won the final at this year’s Lloyd’s Market Association Claims Practitioner Programme. The programme, which runs from January until July, is designed for claims professionals who are at an intermediate level in their career and are looking to progress to secure a management role in the future. Over the course, delegates learn [...]
CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY – 14TH DECEMBER 2018 FOR SAVE THE CHILDREN
White Oak will be doing our bit in a Christmas knit on Friday 14th December for Christmas Jumper Day! It’s easy to get involved: simply dig out your favourite festive knit, wear it and donate £2 or more. The money we raise will help Save the Children and give hope to families in difficulty at [...]
“We want to crash a self-driving truck. Can you insure it?”
This was the alarming, yet serious question I was asked to consider for a firm testing new self-driving truck technology. With the market set to grow massively in the next decade, the transition from development to business as usual will present us with new challenges and opportunities. We have been following the developments in the [...]
We are named as one of this year’s ‘1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain’
White Oak has been listed in the London Stock Exchange Group’s 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain. The 2017 report, identifies 1000 of the UK’s most dynamic SMEs and high growth potential companies, highlighting the best of British small business. Comprising of small and medium size businesses all over the UK from a range of sectors, [...]
International Women’s Day 2017
We are supporting International Women's Day 2017. Their drive this year is that we should all #BeBoldForChange and help forge a better working world - a more gender inclusive world. At White Oak Underwriting we are proud that 40% of the team are women and we will continue to hire, support and promote the best talent [...]