Schinnerer Group reveals new operating model and growth strategy

Schinnerer Group, an underwriting manager of specialty insurance programmes, has rebranded as Victor Insurance Holdings.

The Schinnerer Group’s businesses will take up the Victor brand over the next year, and combine to operate as a global entity. This includes Victor O. Schinnerer & Company in the US, ENCON in Canada, Bluefin Underwriting in the UK, Mees & Zoonen in Italy and the Netherlands and Schinnerer’s operation in Bermuda. Recent Schinnerer Group acquisitions, ICAT and Dovetail Insurance, will also be part of the Victor global business but retain their current names. The company is currently servicing greater than $1 billion in premium.

“By unifying our companies under a global brand and combining capabilities in analytics, underwriting and technology, we will be able to more quickly offer innovative insurance products and services to our clients around the world,” said Victor CEO Christopher Schaper.

The company said its new operating model and strategy will be based on four key components - underwriting, technology, distribution and capital. It wants to enhance the underwriting experience with modern data and analytics capabilities; provide cloud-based solutions that enable agents and brokers to quote, bind and issue insurance policies in real time – all in one place; enable a global network of more than 25,000 active insurance agents and brokers; and collaborate with leading insurance carriers and alternative capital providers to offer organisations innovative coverage solutions.

Schaper added: “Disruption in the insurance industry creates an opportunity for a new approach to the business. Through advanced technology and an innovative global approach to risk analysis, distribution and capital, Victor is well positioned to succeed in the changing environment, building our business organically and through strategic acquisitions.”

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