Diary of an Insurer: QBE’s David Round
David Round, head of trading at Birmingham at QBE Europe, gets more active, explores future opportunities and threats to the renewal portfolio and even manages to keep score at his son’s cricket match.
Monday
After a coffee with my wife, I jump on the train to Birmingham and I use that journey to check emails and plan my week ahead.
I then whip out the step calculator
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