Alan Thompson – Map Training

Working with our clients to respond to their changing requirements

23rd November 2020 /0 Comments/in Capability, Challenges, Commercial Insurance, Training, underwriting, Virtual Classroom /by Alan Thompson

As the sun sets on 2020, we look back on how we have responded to clients’ changing needs to deliver flexible training solutions.

Supporting our clients in a virtual world

29th April 2020 /0 Comments/in Capability, Commercial Insurance, Training, underwriting, Virtual Classroom /by Alan Thompson

The Covid19 pandemic has led to many staff at our clients having to adapt their way of working. We have worked in partnership with QBE to design and deliver a virtual training solution to support their underwriters globally.

A Changing Market?

3rd December 2019 /0 Comments/in Capability, Challenges, Commercial Insurance, leadership, Portfolio Management, Training, underwriting /by Alan Thompson

After a long period of soft and competitive conditions the UK insurance market – or perhaps more accurately sections of it – is hardening. How well insurers are positioned for this change can be assessed by some specific questions aimed at Underwriting Directors and/or Portfolio Managers.

Welcome to FBD Insurance – our latest new client

18th November 2019 /0 Comments/in Capability, Portfolio Management, Training /by Alan Thompson

We were delighted to spend some time in Dublin recently to work with a new client – FBD Insurance. We were asked to tailor and deliver our two day Portfolio Management training workshop – one of our core product offerings.

MAP Training bolsters its Reinsurance expertise

13th September 2019 /0 Comments/in Capability, Reinsurance, Training, underwriting /by Alan Thompson

MAP Training are delighted to welcome Matthew Petzold as a new Senior Associate to enhance their Reinsurance expertise..

A successful workshop for Covéa Insurance

14th June 2019 /0 Comments/in Capability, Commercial Insurance, Training /by Alan Thompson

We were delighted to continue our support recently for Covéa Insurance as one of our Senior Associates, Gus Robertson, spent a couple of days with a group of underwriters to lead a technical development workshop.

Global roll-out continues

20th May 2019 /0 Comments/in Capability, Pricing, Training, underwriting /by Alan Thompson

As part of our ongoing ongoing relationship with AXA XL, we were delighted to support the delivery of another very successful Pricing DNA for Underwriter programme to the latest audience in Bermuda.

Another successful engagement

9th December 2018 /0 Comments/in Training, underwriting /by Alan Thompson

We are delighted to have enjoyed another successful joint workshop with the team at AXA XL, this time in their offices in New York.

Are your Trading Relationships Blooming?

4th July 2018 /0 Comments/in Capability, Trading, Training, underwriting /by Alan Thompson

Earlier this year, we carried out a short piece of research to get a ‘temperature check’ of the trading capability that currently exists across UK insurance companies to build and make effective use of broker and client relationships to support the achievement of business targets. This article looks at some of the headline findings.

Trading Skills in the Insurance Industry

19th March 2018 /0 Comments/in Capability, research, Trading /by Alan Thompson

How well do you think underwriters trade in the insurance market? Now is your chance to share your views by completing a short research survey and then receive a copy of the findings when it is complete. We are aiming to explore two fundamental questions, firstly, “How well do insurers develop their underwriters to enable them to trade effectively with their brokers?” and secondly, “How good are underwriters at building relationships with brokers to enable them to be productive and effective when trading?”

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