Nick Hankin, managing director, QBE Re, discusses strategic growth, portfolio optimization, underwriting discipline and emerging reinsurance opportunities. Hankin spoke with AM Best TV at the Rendez-Vous de Septembre in Monte Carlo.
Sept. 10, 2026
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