Episode 7, Series 1, David Hughes, CEO & Founder, Mulberry Risk

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast (The LiiP). 

This is a brilliant chat with David Hughes   https://www.linkedin.com/in/dapahughes/ 

David is CEO and Founder of Mulberry Risk which is an Analytics and Actuarial Consultancy to the MGA space  https://www.mulberryrisk.com/ 

David was very open and honest as a guest - even sharing us the secret of what he was hiding in the background of his recording!  

In this we talk about:  

• His professional rugby career - ditching this for life as a pensions actuary 
• Getting early inspiration from working with legendary Insurance entrepreneur John Charman 
• How simple it should be to keep people happy 
• How the alumni of some successful businesses have an oversized impact on the insurance business  
• Importance of stepping back to go forward  
• People as catalysts in your career 
• How important speed is to innovation 
• The appeal of the MGA market in its entrepreneurial 
• Risk of a rate rise to the MGA model 
• The reputation of the MGA in the mind of underwriters 
• Importance of making your capital fungible for a capacity provider 
• MGA vs MGU - American carrier relationships vs UK carrier relationships  
• Flexibility in MGA model thrived in a lockdown environment 
• What makes a successful Insurtech?  
• Simplicity the key to successful insurance solutions   
• How great businesses come out of the customer journey and customer focus 
• Is your niche big enough for the investment?   

And much more in between.  

This I a really interesting chat with an engaging founder with a great business concept.  

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