Insurance underwriting specialist Rising Edge Ltd has announced the appointment of Doug Robare as Chief Underwriting Officer.
In his new role, Robare will lead the development of new underwriting propositions across the portfolio, focusing on building data-led underwriting and pricing models that deliver scalable, sustainable performance while maintaining high underwriting standards.
He has nearly 30 years of experience in global insurance and the London market, having held a number of underwriting leadership roles and has a proven track record of developing underwriting platforms.
Robare currently serves as founder and principal of Middlefield Advisors, a partner at Neo Ventures, and an advisory board member at Cyberwrite.
Previously, he served as Director of Underwriting and Origination at Coverys Europe and Global Head of Financial Business Underwriting at Generali. Earlier in his career, he held senior leadership positions at Aviva, Zurich and AIG.
Robare commented: “Rising Edge has a clear and compelling vision for how underwriting should evolve. The opportunity to develop new propositions based on strong data, insight and underwriting discipline is hugely exciting and I’m delighted to be joining the business at this stage of its development.”
Philippe Gouraud, CEO of Rising Edge, said: “Since its launch in 2021, Rising Edge has been embracing new technology to support better underwriting outcomes. We have worked with market-leading technology companies from the outset to design our own workbench, host our first proprietary data-led pricing model and become one of the first businesses in the London market to use automation and AI-driven tools to receive broker submissions. This journey is still accelerating.”
Director Isabel Alvarez del Rio added: “We have no intention of standing on the sidelines and watching the game unfold, after all, this ambition is well reflected in our name and is firmly embedded in the DNA of our management team. Rising Edge continues to invest in underwriting talent, data and technology to deliver differentiated advice to clients and brokers across all specialist lines of business in the London market.”
This follows K2 Insurance Services’ recently announced acquisition of Rising Edge’s management liability underwriting business.
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