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Marcel Chad

The Voice of Insurance

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Inga Beale

James Kent

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Andrew Robinson

John Turner

James Vickers

Mike Reynolds

Richard Watson

Nick Cook

David Bearman

David Walsh

Patrick Tiernan

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Philip Smaje

Today’s guests are the executives behind the fast-growing specialist aviation broker start-up Piiq Risk Partners.  In a very short space of time Philip Smaje CEO [picture left] and Marcel Chad President [picture right] have put Piiq on the front pages of the trade press with some eye-popping household name client wins.   In a time of seemingly permanent consolidation and the homogenisation of so much of the intermediary market, theirs is a story that I think will inspire many brokers.   People, connections specialist knowledge and expertise and an ultra-client focused approach are clearly still incredibly important.   Listen on for the secrets of their early successes and what drives their business, an honest assessment of the impending acquisition of their parent company Corant Global by Ardonagh and a frank analysis of the state of the aviation market. Philip is the first of the two to speak. LINKS We thank our naming sponsor AdvantageGo - enabling an enterprise view of exposure: https://www.advantagego.com/ We also thank Claims Direct Access (CDA) for their support today: https://www.claimsdirectaccess.com/

Today’s guests are the executives behind the fast-growing specialist aviation broker start-up Piiq Risk Partners. In a very short space of time Philip Smaje CEO [picture left] and Marcel Chad President [picture right] have put Piiq on the front pages of the trade press with some eye-popping household name client wins. In a time of seemingly permanent consolidation and the homogenisation of so much of the intermediary market, theirs is a story that I think will inspire many brokers. People, connections specialist knowledge and expertise and an ultra-client focused approach are clearly still incredibly important. Listen on for the secrets of their early successes and what drives their business, an honest assessment of the impending acquisition of their parent company Corant Global by Ardonagh and a frank analysis of the state of the aviation market. Philip is the first of the two to speak. LINKS We thank our naming sponsor AdvantageGo - enabling an enterprise view of exposure: <a href="https://www.advantagego.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advantagego.com/</a> We also thank Claims Direct Access (CDA) for their support today: <a href="https://www.claimsdirectaccess.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.claimsdirectaccess.com/</a>

Ep 86 Philip Smaje and Marcel Chad of Piiq Risk Partners: Specialty risks need specialty brokers

Phil Smaje

The Voice of Insurance was lucky enough to catch up with Phil Smaje the CEO and Marcel Chad the President of newly-launched London-based aviation challenger broker Piiq Risk Partners. Piiq is part of BGC Partners, which is also the owner of wholesale brokers Ed Broking and Besso. It is an interesting new addition to the line-up of London specialty intermediaries because Phil and Marcel are both aviation veterans with long careers at the major brokers. The timing is also fascinating because whilst other segments of the global market are merely hardening, there is no doubt that all parts of the aviation insurance and reinsurance market are in full correction-mode and are experiencing the kind of genuine hard market that doesn’t come along very often. Do enjoy the listen. Phil and Marcel tell a really interesting story about their plans for Piiq at a pivotal time for the aviation market. My first question was to Phil, asking him to tell the story behind the formation of Piiq and explain what it was all about. The word disprupt is overused in our industry but Phil got straight to the point with his first answer...   Notes and links: www.piiqrp.com

The Voice of Insurance was lucky enough to catch up with Phil Smaje the CEO and Marcel Chad the President of newly-launched London-based aviation challenger broker Piiq Risk Partners. Piiq is part of BGC Partners, which is also the owner of wholesale brokers Ed Broking and Besso. It is an interesting new addition to the line-up of London specialty intermediaries because Phil and Marcel are both aviation veterans with long careers at the major brokers. The timing is also fascinating because whilst other segments of the global market are merely hardening, there is no doubt that all parts of the aviation insurance and reinsurance market are in full correction-mode and are experiencing the kind of genuine hard market that doesn’t come along very often. Do enjoy the listen. Phil and Marcel tell a really interesting story about their plans for Piiq at a pivotal time for the aviation market. My first question was to Phil, asking him to tell the story behind the formation of Piiq and explain what it was all about. The word disprupt is overused in our industry but Phil got straight to the point with his first answer... Notes and links: <a href="http://www.piiqrp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.piiqrp.com</a>

Ep.7 Disrupting Aviation with Phil Smaje and Marcel Chad of Piiq Risk Partners