When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, young Marina Grebenkova shed the notion that her future was fixed in place. She would no longer meet the expectations of a patriarchal culture. No longer would she be confined by the boundaries of State. No longer would her prospects be limited. The scales fell from her eyes. Marina’s horizons suddenly expanded to meet her own ambitions.
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Standing on the 94th floor of Chicago's Hancock Building at age 13, I was dazzled by the city's expanse and the possibilities it represented. Most of us were farm kids on our first school trip. We'd never been to a big city let alone a building taller than three stories. The rush of excitement in that horizon-expanding moment has stayed with me.
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Reinsurance is a family affair for Bermudian Peta White. Two of her siblings are also in the industry. On a quiet evening in 1993, Peta's mother picked up their home phone to find an MIT alum on the line. He found the family's number via the school and explained that he was hiring for a position at CAT Limited, a new insurer. Quick off the mark, Peta's mother said ..
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In the “middle of the mitten” is how Ray Pernsteiner describes rural, central Wisconsin, where he grew up the son of the local police chief. Ray’s father suffered a spinal injury in his forties that left him paralyzed.
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Alex Blanco, chief executive of insurance for specialty insurer and reinsurer Vantage, strives to stay ahead of the curve by bringing empowered talent, data-driven insights and technology enablement together.
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It begins like this: Years of drought drying out the soil, wildfires scarring forests, reservoirs lower than ever, and Californians convinced it will never rain again. An El Nino forms in the Pacific and as the cool season starts, it begins to rain a heavy, drenching rain. For two months, the rain barely stops.
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Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. (Vantage) today announced that Peter Skerlj will join as Chief Risk Officer, effective February 2023. Mr. Skerlj will be based in Bermuda and report to Greg Hendrick, Vantage’s Chief Executive Officer.
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Vantage launched in the second half of 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic raging and bringing its strong headwind of uncertainty. Remote working was a forced necessity. The timing proved auspicious and served to reinforce our vision. We embraced the circumstances as an opportunity to think and do things differently.
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Our own universe is just one among many different realities according to the Multiverse theory. The theory is having a moment in popular culture. The movie “Everything, Everywhere, All at Once” brings this quantum mechanics concept to life (with a 95% on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of writing).
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Vantage cyber and information security experts weigh in on the impact of cyber resiliency and risk mitigation protocols on securing cyber insurance protection and minimizing business risks.
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"Established insurance companies are using legacy systems that are difficult to integrate with one another and tend to operate inefficiently... "
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The insurance industry, and society at large, is concerned with the frequency and severity of catastrophic events.
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Being a mathematician and a communicator boded well for Greg Hendrick at the start of his career but as the co-founder of Vantage that combination is even more relevant.
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Vantage Head of US Healthcare, Ray Pernsteiner, recently sat down to reflect on his team’s first year writing business in the medical liability space at Vantage.
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Cyber insurance is a line of coverage that requires a thoughtful approach and flawless execution.
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Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. (Vantage) announced today that Gabriel Poppie has joined the firm as Vice President, Central Region Executive, Marketing & Distribution.
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“What recently has happened in Eastern Europe, Russia and Ukraine has just raised great awareness about political risks in general,” said Daniel Riordan, the global head of political risk and credit at insurer Vantage Group Holdings Ltd."
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Since its inception in the late 1980s, the catastrophe model industry has continued to improve by upgrading current models and introducing new ones.
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Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. (Vantage) announced today that Andrew Lea has joined as Senior Vice President of Cyber Liability, Technology E&O, Media and Management Professional Liability Insurance.
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Hamilton, Bermuda, February 8, 2022 – Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. (Vantage) announced today that funds managed by Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman have committed up to an additional $200 million of capital to fund the continuing growth of Vantage, with the majority of the proceeds intended to take advantage of opportunities in its US insurance platform.
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Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. (Vantage) announced today that Lorraine Seib has joined to head its US Excess Casualty Insurance business.
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Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. (Vantage) welcomes Alex Blanco as CEO of Insurance to lead the growth and development of its insurance business.
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Jason Lamonica is leading the Construction insurance business in the US. Megan Fletcher joins him as SVP and Head of Construction – Subcontractor Default Insurance, and Lawrence Lejfer, SVP and Head of Construction Professional & Pollution lines of insurance.
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Episode 5 of the five-series podcast, The Global (Re)insurance and Insurance Download, GRID is now available.
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Episode 4 of the five-series podcast, The Global (Re)insurance and Insurance Download, GRID is now available.
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Vantage is continually building out its insurance platform and has introduced new product offerings in Healthcare and Excess Casualty.
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Episode 3 of the five-series podcast, The Global (Re)insurance and Insurance Download, GRID is available.
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Vantage continues to build-out its insurance platform introducing new product offerings in Financial Lines and Professional Liability insurance.
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On Wednesday, August 25th, Greg Hendrick, Vantage Group Holding CEO, had the honor of participating in a closed session cybersecurity discussion called, “Building Enduring Cybersecurity” at the White House with President Biden, members of his cabinet and national security team, public and private sector entities, and education leaders to discuss forming ways to improve the US’s cybersecurity.
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The panel of experts, including our CEO, Greg Hendrick, shares tactics for attracting and retaining staff in a ferociously competitive market in episode 2 of the GRID podcast.
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Aurora Swithenbank, Chief Financial Officer of Vantage was amongst leaders and experts from across the ILS and reinsurance sector to participate in Artemis’ sixth Bermuda-focused ILS executive virtual roundtable.
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Vantage CEO Greg Hendrick spoke with Michael Loney, North American Associate Editor of The Insurer for #ReinsuranceMonth. Hendrick said, “reinsurance opportunities are adequate, but not quite where they need to be” “On the insurance side, we are on track now and are beginning to write business” “We are fortunate to have Hellman & Friedman and Carlyle as our Private Equity partners.”
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